chrysalis
IPA: krˈɪsʌɫɪs
noun
- The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
- The cocoon itself.
- (figurative) A limiting environment or situation.
- (astronomy) A former moon in Saturn, Solar System. A hypothetical former moon of Saturn, whose gravitational influence is proposed as the source of Saturn's inclination and near-resonance with Uranus, and whose destruction by gravitational disruption is proposed as the source of Saturn's rings.
verb
- To form a chrysalis.
- To metamorphize; to transform.
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Examples of "chrysalis" in Sentences
- Her name is a pun on 'chrysalis'.
- Humanity has burst the chrysalis.
- The chrysalis is a butterfly pupa.
- It may be larva, chrysalis, or adult.
- The chrysalis is a bluish green color.
- The Swallowtails overwinter as a chrysalis.
- The chrysalis is brown and covered with spines.
- The chrysalis is brown, and is found in the sand.
- All that is left in the jar is a chrysalis that works as a healing balm.
- On pupation, the wasp eggs hatch and consume the chrysalis from the inside.
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