golden pupa of a butterfly < Greek chr
ís < chr
ós gold]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chrys·a·lis — … Useful english dictionary
chrys — chrys·al; chrys·a·lis; chrys·a·loid; chrys·amine; chrys·amphora; chrys·aniline; chrys·anisic; chrys·a·ro·bin; chrys·a·zin; chrys·elephantine; chrys·e·mys; chrys·i·del·la; chrys·o·bal·a·nus; chrys·o·cap·sa·les; chrys·o·chlore; chrys·o·chlo·ris;… … English syllables
lis — acrop·o·lis; ae·o·lis; aero·bal·lis·tics; ama·bi·lis; am·a·ryl·lis; an·a·gal·lis; anaph·a·lis; an·nap·o·lis; ano·lis; anom·a·lis·tic; an·thyl·lis; apo·lis·ta; ba·lis·tes; ba·lis·ti·dae; bal·lis·ta; bal·lis·ter; bal·lis·ti·cian; bal·lis·tics;… … English syllables
chrysalis — chrys·a·lis … English syllables
chrysalis — chrys•a•lis [[t]ˈkrɪs ə lɪs[/t]] n. pl. chrys•a•lis•es, chry•sal•i•des [[t]krɪˈsæl ɪˌdiz[/t]] 1) ent the hard shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly 2) civ a protected stage of development • Etymology: 1650–60; < L chrȳsalis < Gk chrȳsallís… … From formal English to slang
chrysalis — chrys·a·lis (krisґə lis) [L.] the pupa of some insects, especially of a moth or butterfly … Medical dictionary
chrysalis — chrys|a|lis [ˈkrısəlıs] n [Date: 1600 1700; : 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chrysalis — chrys|a|lis [ krısəlıs ] noun count an insect such as a BUTTERFLY or MOTH at the stage of changing from a LARVA (=a young insect without wings) to an adult, or the hard case in which this happens … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Chrysalides — Chrysalis Chrys a*lis, n.; pl. {Chrysalides}. [L. chrysallis the gold colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf. {Aurelia}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
