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Chrysalis \Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl. {Chrysalides}. [L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf. {Aurelia}.] (Zo["o]l.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See {Pupa}, and {Aurelia} (a) .
chrysalides See {chrysalis} chrysalis n : pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon [also: {chrysalides} (pl)]