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蛹

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chrysalis
pupa

(biology) pupa, chrysalis
pupa, chrysalis

昆虫类的幼虫，长成至一定阶段，即不动不食，其状如死，形体发生变化，多为枣核形状，于适合的环境条件下变为成虫。

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to pupate
to turn into a chrysalis

to pupate
to become a chrysalis

to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)

silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa