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]