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chrys·a·lis

chrysalis

 
pronunciation:
krI s lihs
features:
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part of speech: noun
inflections: chrysalides, chrysalises
definition: a hard shell or cocoon encasing a moth or butterfly in the pupal stage; pupa.
 
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