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蛹 — 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

蛹 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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