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Pupa   /pjˈupə/   Listen
Pupa

noun
(pl. L. pupae, E. pupas)
1.
An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.



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"Pupa" Quotes from Famous Books



... entomology, entomologist, entomologic, chrsalis, pupa, cicada, cocoon, credpitaculum, entomophilous, entornophily, entomtaxy, entomotomy, insecticidal, insectifuge, insectile, larva, lepidopterist, larvarium, stridor, stridulate, stridulation, silphology, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
 
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... changing from a baby to a grown-up, and while it is growing up into an insect it is called a pupa. Don't mistake this for papa—it does not look like your ...
— Little Busybodies - The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies • Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
 
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Words linked to "Pupa" :   insect, chrysalis



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