chrysalid
[ kris-uh-lid ]
/ ˈkrɪs ə lɪd /
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noun
a chrysalis.
adjective
of a chrysalis.
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Origin of chrysalid
1770–80; representing stem of Greek chrȳsallíschrysalis
Words nearby chrysalid
Chronotron, chronotropic, chronotropism, -chroous, chrys-, chrysalid, chrysalis, chrysanthemum, chrysarobin, chryselephantine, Chryse Planitia
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British Dictionary definitions for chrysalid
chrysalid
/ (ˈkrɪsəlɪd) /
noun
another name for chrysalis
adjective Also: chrysalidal (krɪˈsælɪdəl)
of or relating to a chrysalis
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