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Noun: chrysalis (chrysalises,chrysalides)  kri-su-lis
  1. Pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
    - chrysalid [rare]

Derived forms: chrysalides, chrysalises

Type of: pupa

Encyclopedia: Chrysalis, A Magazine of Women's Culture

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chronology
chronometer
chronometrical
chronometry
Chronoperates
Chronoperates paradoxus
chronoscope
chronostratigraphic unit
chrosomal abnormality
chrysalid
chrysalis
chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum balsamita
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
Chrysanthemum coccineum
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum
chrysanthemum dog
Chrysanthemum frutescens
Chrysanthemum lacustre
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum