3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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) . [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chrysalides See {chrysalis} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chrysalis n : pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon [also: {chrysalides} (pl)]
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