Chrysalid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chrysalid is an adjective meaning of or relating to a chrysalis.
Meaning
of or relating to a chrysalis.
More Meanings
- Archaic form of chrysalis.
Example Sentences
Of the other chrysalids seven are living at this date (15th October).
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.
Dark: In Larva, Pupa, and Flight details the transformation from a chrysalid state of frustration--rendered here by a dark, mechanistic environment complete with droning soundscape--to a fleeting interlude of freedom.
Most of the omissions of matter often treated in textbooks are intentional; for as a subject develops, it is important, especially in books meant to be introductory, to discard the marks of the chrysalid stage before thought had wings.
Word Forms
- chrysalids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chrysaline, chrysotherapeutic, chrysophanic, choristate, crithidial, crystalline.
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