CHRYSALIS


Meaning of CHRYSALIS in English

/kris"euh lis/ , n. , pl. chrysalises, chrysalides /kri sal"i deez'/ .

the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.

[ 1650-60; chrysalis chrysallís, equiv. to chrys- CHRYS- + -allis suffix, prob. with dim. value ]

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