Plural form of chrysalis; multiple protective pupal cases of butterflies or other insects in metamorphosis.
From Greek 'chrysalis' (gold) with the English plural ending '-es.' This is the most common modern English plural, used widely in popular and scientific contexts.
If you're a butterfly gardener and you hang out near milkweed plants in late summer, you might see dozens of chrysalises hanging like tiny green and gold ornaments—and if you're lucky, you'll watch them all hatch on the same day in a spectacular butterfly emergence!
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