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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chrysalis /ˈkrɪs(ə)lɪs/

▶noun (pl. chrysalises) a dormant insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth.

■ the hard outer case enclosing a chrysalis.

– origin C17: from L. chrysal(l)is, chrysal(l)id-, from Gk khrusallis, from khrusos ‘gold’ (because of the metallic sheen of some pupae).

'chrysalis' also found in these Oxford entries:

chrysalid - pupa - shell

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