[ˈkrɪsəlɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a quiescent insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth
(e.g: the transformation from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and, finally, adult)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin chrysal(l)is, chrysal(l)id-, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos ‘gold’ (because of the gold colour or metallic sheen of some pupae)