chrysalide — meaning in English

English meaning

• chrysalis noun The hard protective case a caterpillar forms around itself while it transforms into a butterfly.

Senses

chrysalide 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.
• pupa (entomology) An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

chrysalis — full definition

1. noun The hard protective case a caterpillar forms around itself while it transforms into a butterfly.
2. noun A stage of sheltered transformation or growth, used figuratively.

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