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Noun: chrysalid  kri-su-lid
Usage: rare
  1. Pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
    "Dead larvae of the parasite may also be found in the chrysalid after the emergence of the host";
    - chrysalis
Adjective: chrysalid  kri-su-lid
  1. Relating to or resembling a chrysalis, the pupal stage of certain insects
    "chrysalid form"

Derived forms: chrysalids

Type of: pupa

Encyclopedia: Chrysalid