chrysalid

American  

[kris-uh-lid] / ˈkrɪs ə lɪd /

noun

1. a chrysalis.

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adjective

1. of a chrysalis.

chrysalid British  

/ ˈkrɪsəlɪd /

noun

1. another name for chrysalis

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adjective

1. of or relating to a chrysalis

Etymology

Origin of chrysalid

1770–80; representing stem of Greek chrȳsallís chrysalis

Example Sentences

Typical chrysalid hostess is short, black-haired Gloria Gooze, 20, refugee from movie ambitions.

From Time Magazine Archive

What we are able to declare is that the torpor is not very deep, inasmuch as the patient sometimes retains enough vitality to shed its skin and become a chrysalid.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

The larva which is fed on honey first adopts a false chrysalid appearance and afterwards goes back to its earlier form, though the necessity for these transformations escapes us entirely.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

He traced them from the worm to the chrysalid, in the cocoon, and thence to the moth; he found worms hatched from the eggs laid by these moths invariably developed the corpuscles.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

"A chrysalid," Stryker said, bending to gauge the damage Farrell's heavy boot had done.

From Pet Farm by Aycock, Roger D.