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chrysalis

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chrysalis (krĭs`əlĭs): see pupa pupa , name for the third stage in the life of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, i.e., develops from the egg through the larva and the pupa stages to the adult.
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chrysalis
the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly


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In fact, as the great Hunter says, the mere skeleton of the whale bears the same relation to the fully invested and padded animal as the insect does to the chrysalis that so roundingly envelopes it.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
His thoughts floated then serenely in the empyrean, and he felt towards her the horror that perhaps the painted butterfly, hovering about the flowers, feels to the filthy chrysalis from which it has triumphantly emerged.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
At length I felt a desire to study this living chrysalis more closely, and to endeavor to understand the secret part played by these insect-actors when they occupy themselves simply with pulling different pieces of string.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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