Of or pertaining to a chrysalis.

Of, or of the nature of, a chrysalis.

attributive. Of or pertaining to a chrysalis (literal and figurative).

= nymphal, adj. 3.

Chrysalis-like.

Of or of the nature of a chrysalis.

Zoology. Relating to or of the nature of an insect nymph or an acarid nympha.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pupa.

Designating the later stages of an animal's growth, in which it acquires adult characteristics.