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Definition chrysalis in British English

chrysalis noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkrɪsəlɪs/
1

an insect such as a butterfly or moth at the stage of changing from a larva (=a young insect without wings) to an adult, or the hard case in which this happens

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Definition chrysalis in British English