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chrysalis

English

Alternative forms

chrysaloid (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?k??s?l?s/, enPR: kr??s?l?s

Noun

chrysalis (plural chrysalises or chrysalides)

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
The cocoon itself.
(figuratively) A strong constraint; shackles.

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cremaster

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (kremast?r, “suspender”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /k?i??mast?/
(US) IPA^(key): /k?i?mæst??/

Noun

cremaster (plural cremasters)

(anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
(zoology) In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.

Synonyms

musculus cremaster

Derived terms

cremasterial
cremasteric

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chrysalis

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cremaster

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