Chrysalis

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Chrysalis

noun: chrysalis; plural noun: chrysalises
  1. a quiescent insect pupa, especially of a butterfly or moth.
    “the transformation from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis and, finally, adult”
    • the hard outer case enclosing a chrysalis.
      “the splitting of the chrysalis and the slow unfolding of the wings”
    • a transitional state.
      “she emerged from the chrysalis of self-conscious adolescence”
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