English Dictionary: chrysalis | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chrysalis \Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl. {Chrysalides}. [L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. [?], fr. [?] gold. Cf. {Aurelia}.] (Zo[94]l.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See {Pupa}, and {Aurelia} (a) . |