chrysalid

noun

chrys·a·lid ˈkri-sə-ləd

: chrysalis

chrysalid adjective

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Etymology

borrowed from Latin chrȳsallid-, stem of chrȳsallis chrysalis

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1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chrysalid was in 1777

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