chrysalis
Kelime Anlamı :

1. kelebek olmadan önceki başkalaşım.
2. krizalid.
3. krizalit.
4. böceğin kelebek olmadan evvel koza içinde veya dışmdaki hali.
5. koza.
6. krizalit Açıklama: İpek böceğinin yumurtasından çıkıp yaklaşık 35-40 gün süren bir gelişme döneminden geçip kozasını örebilme yeteneğine kavuştuğu halidir.
Tanımlar :
1. A pupa, especially of a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case or cocoon.
2. A protected stage of development.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. the pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. the pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. see pupa, and aurelia (a).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A form which butterflies, moths, and most other insects assume when they abandon the larval or caterpillar state and before they arrive at their winged or perfect state; specifically, the pupa of a butterfly.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.