chrysalis

Meaning

Noun

1. The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
2. The cocoon itself.
3. (figuratively) A limiting environment or situation.

Verb

1. To form a chrysalis.
2. To metamorphize; to transform.

Synonyms

pupa

cocoon

larva

nymph

chrysalises

etui

grub

holster

jacket

weevil

worm

🪱

housing

beetle

🪲

silky case

capsule

case

caterpillar

🐛

Translations

chrysalide

Puppe

crisalide

crisálida

pop

crisàlide

crisálida

Insektenpuppe

crisálide

pupa

pupe

krizalit

Larve

krizalid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/

Etymology

From Latin chrysalis, from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”), because of the color of some of them.