Plural form of chrysalida or chrysalis; multiple pupae or chrysalises, especially of butterflies.
A Latin plural form combining chrysalida or Greek chrysalis with the plural ending '-es.' It's the formal scientific plural used in entomological texts.
If you find a bunch of hanging chrysalises on a milkweed plant, you've found chrysalides—and if you're patient and watch them, you'll witness one of nature's most shocking transformations as butterflies suddenly erupt from what looked like tiny golden coffins!
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