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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

/ 藞办谤瑟蝉蓹濒瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
  2. anything in the process of developing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chrysalis

  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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chrysalis1

1650鈥60; < Latin 肠丑谤测虅蝉补濒颈蝉 < Greek 肠丑谤测虅蝉补濒濒铆蝉, equivalent to 肠丑谤测虅蝉- chrys- + -allis suffix, probably with diminutive value
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chrysalis1

C17: from Latin 肠丑谤盈蝉补濒濒颈蝉, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew 丑补谤奴锄 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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