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Webster 1913 Edition
Aurelia
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Au-re′li-a
(?; 106)
, Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies.
(b)
A genus of jellyfishes. See
Discophora
. Webster 1828 Edition
Aurelia
AURE'LIA
,Noun.
In natural history, the nymph or chrysalis of an insect; or the form of an animal, like a worm or maggot, covered with a hardish pellicle, and in a state of seeming insensibility. From this state, it changes to a moth, butterfly or other winged insect.
Definition 2024
Aurelia
Aurelia
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin Aurelia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Aurelius, from aureus (“golden”).
Proper noun
Aurelia f
Latin
Etymology
Feminine form of Aurelius.
Proper noun
Aurelia f (genitive Aureliae); first declension
- A feminine praenomen.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aurelia | Aureliae |
| genitive | Aureliae | Aureliārum |
| dative | Aureliae | Aureliīs |
| accusative | Aureliam | Aureliās |
| ablative | Aureliā | Aureliīs |
| vocative | Aurelia | Aureliae |
aurelia
aurelia
English
The aurelia of a passion butterfly (Agraulis vanillae). An aurelia is more commonly called a chrysalis.
Noun
aurelia (plural aurelias)
- (entomology, archaic) A chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.