Found 2 items, similar to Chrysalides.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chrysalides
chrysalides
See
chrysalis
chrysalis
n : pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
[also:
chrysalides (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chrysalides
Chrysalis
\Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl.
Chrysalides. [L. chrysallis
the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf.
Aurelia.] (Zo["o]l.)
The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from
which the perfect insect emerges. See
Pupa, and
Aurelia
(a) .
[1913 Webster]