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chrysalid

adjective

Meaning

  1. Of or relating to a chrysalis.
  2. The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.
  3. The cocoon itself.
  4. A strong constraint; shackles.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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