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Chrysalis

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Noun

1. chrysalis

pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chrysalis

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nounWord forms: plural chrysalises or chrysalides (krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz )
1. 
the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
2. 
anything in the process of developing

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Chrysalis

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nounWord forms: plural chryˈsaliˌdes (krɪˈsæləˌdiz ; krisalˈədēzˌ) or ˈchrysalises
1. 
the pupa of a butterfly, the form of the insect when between the larval and adult stages and in a case or cocoon
2. 
the case or cocoon
3. 
a stage of development when something or someone is still protected

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chrysalis

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n. pl. chrys·a·lis·es or chry·sal·i·des (krĭ-sălĭ-dēz′)
1.
a. A pupa, especially of a butterfly.
b. The hardened case of a pupa.
2. A protected stage of development.

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