Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Chrysididæ, containing the gold-wasps or ruby-tailed flies, handsomely colored with metallic hues.
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See her yellow head, her yellow and white gown, the dear little golden slippers; then the great huge, gigantic bunch of chrysis -- we all chipped in for those -- "
Jane Allen, Junior Edith Bancroft
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