chrysalids
/ˈkrɪsəlɪdz/
noun
- Plural of chrysalid; multiple hard-shelled stages of butterflies or moths in which they transform from caterpillars to adults.
- The garden was full of chrysalids hanging from the leaves.
- We collected several chrysalids to watch them hatch in our classroom.
- The chrysalids swayed gently in the breeze as the insects inside developed.