Chrysalid
[kris-uh-lid] /ˈkrɪs ə lɪd/ Entomology
noun
1.
a chrysalis.
adjective
2.
of a chrysalis.
/ˈkrɪsəlɪd/
noun
1.
another name for chrysalis
adjective
2.
of or relating to a chrysalis
adj.
“pertaining to a chrysalis,” c.1810, see chrysalis. As a noun variant of chrysalis, 1620s, perhaps from Middle French chrysalide.
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