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Chrysalis

/ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

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noun

1
The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
2
The cocoon itself.
3
A strong constraint; shackles.

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Word	Definition
pupanoun	(entomology) An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
chrysaloidnoun	Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysalidnoun	Archaic form of 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.]
cocoonnoun	The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
teleiochrysalisnoun	A third-stage nymph enclosed in the integument of the preceding nymphal stage
pupariumnoun	(entomology) An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.
teleiochrysalidnoun	Alternative form of teleiochrysalis. [A third-stage nymph enclosed in the integument of the preceding nymphal stage]
cremasternoun	(anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
teliochrysalidnoun	Alternative form of teleiochrysalis. [A third-stage nymph enclosed in the integument of the preceding nymphal stage]
chorionnoun	(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
subimagonoun	(zoology) A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature.
imagonoun	(entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
calyptopisnoun	(biology) The phase of larval development characterized by compound eyes beneath the carapace.
eclosionnoun	(biology) The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
cocoonetnoun	(entomology) A molting cocoon.
seminymphnoun	(zoology, obsolete) The pupa of an insect which undergoes only partial metamorphosis.
morphostagenoun	(biology) Any distinct stage in the metamorphosis of an insect
sustentornoun	One of two posterior projections of a butterfly chrysalis.
pupariationnoun	The formation of a puparium.
brood cocoonnoun	(biology, arachnology) A cocoon-like structure made of web in which a female spider lays her eggs.