chrysalide

kʁizalid

Definition

Definition of chrysalide - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

développementétape de transformation entre chenille et papillon chez les insectes

La chenille entre dans sa chrysalide pour devenir papillon.

nymphe

pupe

enveloppecoque qui protège l'insecte pendant sa transformation en papillon

La chrysalide dorée pend à la branche de l'arbre.

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Images of chrysalide

étape de transformation entre chenille et papillon chez les insectes
coque qui protège l'insecte pendant sa transformation en papillon

Expressions with chrysalide

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sortir de sa chrysalide

quitter son cocon pour devenir un insecte adulte

Le papillon sort de sa chrysalide après deux semaines.

Origin of chrysalide

grec, chrysos (or) + alis (ailé)

Terms with chrysalide included in their meaning

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se chrysalider

métamorphose

se transformer en chrysalide pour devenir un insecte adulte

chrysalider

métamorphose

se transformer en chrysalide lors de la métamorphose

Examples of chrysalide in a sentence

On a observé la chrysalide accrochée à une branche.
La chrysalide protège la chenille du froid.
Une chrysalide vide est tombée au sol.

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English:chrysalis, ...
German:Puppe, Verpuppungshülle, ...
Italian:crisalide, ...
Spanish:crisálida, pupa, ...
Portuguese:crisálida, casulo, ...
Chinese:蛹, 蛹壳, ...
Japanese:蛹, さなぎ, ...
Arabic:عذراء, ...
Hebrew:גְּלוּלָה, כְּרוּכִית, ...
Russian:куколка, хризалида, ...
Ukrainian:лялечка, хризаліда, ...
Catalan:crisàlide, casca de papallona, ...
Danish:puppe, ...
Dutch:pop, chrysalis, ...
Greek:χρυσαλλίδα, ...
Hungarian:báb, báburok, ...
Khmer:ដំណាក់កាលកូនដេក, គ្រីសាលីត, ...
Korean:번데기, 번데기 껍질, ...
Polish:poczwarka, chryzalida, ...
Portuguese (BR):crisálida, ...
Romanian:crisalidă, ...
Swedish:puppa, ...
Thai:ดักแด้, ...
Turkish:pupa, koza, ...
Vietnamese:nhộng, vỏ kén, ...

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