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chrysalis

[ kris-uh-lis ]

noun

plural chrysalises, chrysalides
  1. the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.


chrysalis

/ ˈ°ì°ùɪ²õÉ™±ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
  2. anything in the process of developing
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chrysalis

/ °ì°ùÄ­²õ′ə-±ôÄ­²õ /

  1. The pupa of certain kinds of insects, especially of moths and butterflies, that is inactive and enclosed in a firm case or cocoon from which the adult eventually emerges.
  2. The case or cocoon of a chrysalis.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chrysalis1

1650–60; < Latin ³¦³ó°ù²âÌ„²õ²¹±ô¾±²õ < Greek ³¦³ó°ù²âÌ„²õ²¹±ô±ôí²õ, equivalent to ³¦³ó°ù²âÌ„²õ- chrys- + -allis suffix, probably with diminutive value
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chrysalis1

C17: from Latin ³¦³ó°ùÓ¯²õ²¹±ô±ô¾±²õ, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew ³ó²¹°ùÅ«³ú gold
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This sort of dark chrysalis that created the Donald Trump that we know today.

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Some may overwinter as adults, others in their immature stage as grubs, caterpillars or nymphs, while others will be in the pupal stage like a chrysalis or cocoon.

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Also like Mozart, Tao emerged from the often-precarious chrysalis of childhood as a prodigy to become a complex artist, tirelessly curious to seek out new challenges.

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"It was a really long incubation period, but by the time we emerged from the chrysalis, we were fully formed," says Australian-born bassist Georgia Davies.

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"By the time we emerged from the chrysalis, we were fully formed," bassist Georgia Davies told the BBC last month.

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