chrysalis

chrysalis
\ \ [17] Etymologically, a chrysalis is a ‘gold’-coloured pupa, for the word derives ultimately from Greek khrūsós ‘gold’. Many butterflies do have pupae that, at least to start with, have a metallic sheen of gold, so the Greeks applied to them the term khrūsallís, in which the final element seems to mean something like ‘sheath’. This passed into English via Latin chrysalis.
\ \ Also formed from Greek khrūsós (which is of Semitic origin) is chrysanthemum [16], which means literally ‘gold flower’.

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  • chrysalis — [kris′ə lis] n. pl. chrysalides [kri sal′ə dēz΄] or chrysalises [L chrysallis < Gr, golden colored chrysalis of a butterfly < chrysos, gold: of Sem orig., as in Akkadian ḫurāṣu, Heb hārūz, gold, Aram harā, yellow] 1. the pupa of a butterfly …   English World dictionary

  • Chrysalis — (Агиос Прокопиос,Греция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Agios Prokopios, Агиос Прокопиос, 84300 …   Каталог отелей

  • 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 {Pupa}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chrysalis — chrysalis. См. куколка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Chrysălis — (Chrysalides), so v. w. Schmetterlingspuppe. Daher Chrysaloidens (Bot.), ähnlich den Puppen der Schmetterlinge …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Chrysalis — (Chrysalide, griech., »Goldpuppe«), die Puppe der Dornraupe, die gewöhnlich mit Gold oder Silberflecken geziert ist, daher ihr Name; dann überhaupt soviel wie Puppe; s. Insekten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • chrysalis — c.1600, from L. chrysallis, from Gk. khrysallis (gen. khrysallidos) golden colored pupa of the butterfly, from khrysos gold, perhaps of Semitic origin (Cf. Heb. Phoen. harutz gold ) + second element meaning something like sheath …   Etymology dictionary

  • chrysalis — has a plural chrysalises in general use or chrysalides (four syllables with stress on the second) in technical usage …   Modern English usage

  • chrysalis — ► NOUN (pl. chrysalises) 1) an insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth. 2) the hard outer case enclosing this. ORIGIN Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold (because of the metallic sheen of some pupae) …   English terms dictionary

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