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chrysalid

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chrys⋅a⋅lid

[kris-uh-lid] Entomology
–noun
1. a chrysalis.
–adjective
2. of a chrysalis.

Origin:
1770–80; repr. s. of Gk chrȳsallís chrysalis
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chrys·a·lid   (krĭs'ə-lĭd)   
n.  A chrysalis.
adj.  Relating to or resembling a chrysalis.
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