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chrysalis

chrys.a.lis \'kris-*-l*s\ \kr*-'sal-*-.de-z\ \'kris-*-l*-s*z\ n or 
   chry.sal.i.des or chrys.a.lis.es [L chrysallid-, chrysallis gold-colored 
   pupa of butterflies, fr. Gk] pl , fr. chrysos gold, of Sem origin : the 
   pupa of insects (as butterflies) that pass the pupal stage in a quie scent 
   condition enclosed in a firm case