chrysalis
chrys‧a‧lis /ˈkrɪsələs, ˈkrɪsəlɪs/ noun [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) chrysalides
(=chrysalid) شفیره حشرات، جوانه، شکوفه، جنین
chrys‧a‧lis /ˈkrɪsələs, ˈkrɪsəlɪs/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: chrysallis 'gold-colored chrysalis of some butterflies', from Greek, from chrysos 'gold']
a
moth or
butterfly at the stage of development when it has a hard outer shell and is changing into its adult form
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