Meaning Of The Word Chrysalis

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What's The Definition Of Chrysalis?

chrysalis
countable noun: A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
countable noun: A chrysalis is the hard, protective covering that a chrysalis has.

chrysalis in American English
the pupa of a butterfly, the form of the insect when between the larval and adult stages and in a case or cocoon
noun: the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa

chrysalis in British English
noun: the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly

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