chrysalis

A noun referring to the pupa of a moth or butterfly, which is enclosed in a protective cocoon or hard shell during metamorphosis.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее куколку мотылька или бабочки, которая заключена в защитный кокон или твёрдую оболочку во время метаморфоза.esSustantivo que designa la crisálida o estadio de pupa de mariposas y polillas, encerrada en una cubierta protectora o capullo durante la metamorfosis, y por extensión, cualquier etapa de transformación.frNom désignant la nymphe d'un papillon ou d'une mite, enfermée dans un cocon ou une enveloppe protectrice pendant la métamorphose.deSubstantiv, das die Puppe eines Schmetterlings oder Nachtfalters bezeichnet, die während der Metamorphose von einem schützenden Kokon oder einer harten Hülle umgeben ist.ptSubstantivo que designa a pupa de uma borboleta ou mariposa, envolta em um casulo protetor ou em uma carapaça rígida durante a metamorfose.zh指蝴蝶或蛾在蛹期被包裹在保护性外壳或茧中的蛹，是昆虫变态发育过程中的一个阶段。arاسم يدل على طور الخادرة أو العذراء لدى الحشرات، وهو الطور الذي تمر به الفراشة أو العثة أثناء التحول الكامل داخل غلاف واق أو شرنقة أو قشرة صلبة.

1. Pupa stage B2 formal scientific

   The hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a protective cocoon, during which the insect transforms into its adult form.

   • The caterpillar formed a chrysalis before emerging as a butterfly.
   • We observed the chrysalis hanging from a branch in the garden.
   • The chrysalis protects the developing insect during metamorphosis.

   ruКуколкаesCrisálidafrChrysalidedePuppeptCrisálidazh蛹arخادرة

   Sinónimos: pupa

2. Transformative state C1 informal

   A stage of development or transformation, often used metaphorically to describe a period of change or growth.

   • She felt like she was in a chrysalis, waiting to become her true self.
   • The company is in a chrysalis phase, evolving into a new market leader.
   • His artistic style emerged from a long chrysalis of experimentation.

   ruСтадия трансформацииesEstado transformadorfrÉtat de transformationdePhase der TransformationptEstágio de transformaçãozh蜕变期arمرحلة التحول

   Sinónimos: evolutiongestationincubationmetamorphosisrebirthtransformationtransition

   Antónimos: finalitystasis

• chrysalides plural form
• chrysalises plural form
• chrysalides' possessive plural form
• chrysalises' possessive plural form
• chrysalis's possessive singular form