crisàlide — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chrysalis noun The hard protective case a caterpillar forms around itself while it transforms into a butterfly.
Senses
crisàlide is used for these senses in English:
- chrysalis The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
chrysalis — full definition
- noun The hard protective case a caterpillar forms around itself while it transforms into a butterfly.
- noun A stage of sheltered transformation or growth, used figuratively.