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Definition of Chrysalides
1. chrysalis [n] - See also: chrysalis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysalides
Literary usage of Chrysalides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Insects by James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood (1835)
"... of the Swallow-tailed Butterfly— True nature of chrysalides, and misstatement
respecting them—Structure of chrysalides —Errors of ..."
2. The Student, and Intellectual Observer (1869)
"The chrysalides of butterflies possess a most astonishing means of eluding
observation, their shells being photographically sensitive for a short time after ..."
3. Les insectes: morphologie, reproduction, embryogénie by Louis Félix Henneguy (1904)
"Mode de fixation des chrysalides. — Les anciens auteurs qui ont décrit les
transformations des Lépidoptères se sont contentés de signaler que Fig. 49:1. ..."
4. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"As the silk is reeled off the chrysalides should be taken out of the basin,
otherwise they obscure and thicken the water, and injure the color and lustre of ..."
5. The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances by Clinton G. Gilroy (1845)
"... mother of the worms—Manner of feeding—Space allotted to the worms—Destruction
of the chrysalides—Great skill of the Chinese in weaving—American writers ..."
6. A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement, and Present State of the by George Richardson Porter (1831)
"DESTRUCTION OF chrysalides. BUILDINGS EMPLOYED FOR REARING SILKWORMS IN INDIA.
BEFORE entering upon any description of the methods practised in Europe for ..."
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