Chrys″a‐lis (?), n.; pl.Chrysalides (#). [L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. �, fr. � gold. Cf. Aurelia.] (Zoöl.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a).
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.