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| chrys·a·lid [ kríssəlid ] |
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at chrysalis stage: describes the stage between larva and adult in an insect and the protective covering formed at this time
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noun (plural chrys·a·lids or chry·sal·i·des [ kri sállə dz ]) |
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zoology
Same as chrysalis
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| [Late 18th century. < Latin chrysa(l)lid-, stem of chrysa(l)lis (see chrysalis)] |
