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Definition of Chrysalis
1. Noun. Pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon.
Definition of Chrysalis
1. n. The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia
Definition of Chrysalis
1. Noun. the pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chrysalis
1. [n -SALIDES or -SALISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysalis
Literary usage of Chrysalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1872)
"Feeds on swamp-ash and hickory; chrysalis Oct. v 13, gave imago April 2. ...
chrysalis May 22, gave imago June 16; chrysalis May 12, gave imago March 22. ..."
2. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"In some insects, as the stag-beetle [Lucanus cervus], the chrysalis covering
makes distinct sheaths for each part, viz. for the wings, legs, &c. ..."
3. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"In three other cases in which a loop was spun by the caterpillar, the chrysalis
seems to have turned upside-down during exclusion, the tail being now ..."
4. Life-zone Indicators in California by Harvey Monroe Hall, Marcos Sastre, William Hamilton Gibson, Joseph Grinnell (1919)
"surface, found it attached to a chrysalis an inch and a half in length. The ' I?
branching roots of the fungus penetrated the interior, and a dissection of ..."
5. The Butterflies of the Eastern United States: For the Use of Classes in by George Hazen French (1914)
"When ready to change to a chrysalis, the larva seeks some retreat, if it be one
of the ... Soon the skin is shed, and the chrysalis appears limp and pale, ..."
6. The Natural History of Insects by James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood (1835)
"In pursuing the history of these transformations it remains for us to show the
manner in which the chrysalis state is thrown off, after which the butterfly ..."
7. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate by William Saville-Kent (1880)
"Claparede and Lachmann have proposed to regard this form as identical with P.
chrysalis, but its average larger size and longer proportions, ..."
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