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chrysalis
[ kris-uh-lis ]
noun
- the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
chrysalis
/ ˈ°ì°ùɪ²õÉ™±ôɪ²õ /
noun
- the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
- anything in the process of developing
chrysalis
/ °ì°ùIJõ′ə-±ôIJõ /
- 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.
- The case or cocoon of a chrysalis.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chrysalis1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chrysalis1
Example Sentences
This sort of dark chrysalis that created the Donald Trump that we know today.
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.
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.
"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.
"By the time we emerged from the chrysalis, we were fully formed," bassist Georgia Davies told the BBC last month.
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