'Chrysalides' definitions:
Definition of 'Chrysalides'
- Chrysalis \Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl. Chrysalides. [L. chrysallis
the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf.
Aurelia.] (Zool.)
The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from
which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia
(a) .
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