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Definition of chrysalis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a butterfly

chrysalis

noun

chrysalis pronunciation English

ˈkrɪsəlɪs

chrysalis pronunciation American

ˈkrɪsəlɪs

(also chrysalid)

the form of an insect, especially a butterfly or moth, while it is changing into an adult inside a hard case, also called a chrysalis

compare pupa