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chrysaloid

chrysaloid adjective: resembling a chrysalis. Also the archaic form of chrysalis.

Adjective

chrysaloid (comparative more chrysaloid, superlative most chrysaloid)

  1. Resembling a chrysalis.

Also used as

chrysaloid is also the archaic form of chrysalis.

Forms of chrysaloid

Adjective
comparativemore chrysaloid
superlativemost chrysaloid
Noun
pluralchrysaloids

Origin of chrysaloid

From chrysalis + -oid.

Questions about chrysaloid

What does chrysaloid mean?
Chrysaloid means resembling a chrysalis.
What part of speech is chrysaloid?
Chrysaloid is an adjective.

Words near chrysaloid in the dictionary

  1. chrysalism
  2. chrysalissed
  3. chrysalisses
  4. chrysallis
  5. chrysallises
  6. chrysaloid
  7. chrysaloids
  8. chrysamine
  9. chrysamines
  10. chrysandroside
  11. chrysandrosides

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