aurelia

See also: Aurelia, Aurélia, and Aurelią

English

The aurelia, or chrysalis, of a passion butterfly (Agraulis vanillae).

Etymology

From Italian aurelia (“chrysalis”), from Latin aureus (“golden”).

Noun

aurelia (plural aurelias)

1. (entomology, archaic) The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.

Italian

Noun

aurelia f (plural aurelie)

1. chrysalis, nymph

Anagrams

• laureai