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pu·pa
(pyo͞o′pə)n. pl. pu·pae (-pē) or pu·pas
An insect in the nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only insects that undergo complete metamorphosis have pupal stages.
[Latin pūpa, girl, doll.]
pu′pal adj.
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pupa
(ˈpjuːpə)n, pl -pae (-piː) or -pas
[C19: via New Latin, from Latin: a doll, puppet]
ˈpupal adj
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pu•pa
(ˈpyu pə)n., pl. -pae (-pē), -pas.
an insect in the nonfeeding, usu. immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the adult.
[1765–70; < New Latin, Latin pūpa girl, doll, puppet]
pu′pal, adj.
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pu·pa
(pyo͞o′pə) Plural pupae (pyo͞o′pē)
An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes a complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only certain kinds of insects, such as moths, butterflies, ants, and beetles, develop as larvae and pupae. Compare imago, larva, nymph.
pupal adjective
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pupa
A stage in metamorphosis that follows the larval stage.
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| Noun | 1. |  pupa - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adultinsect - small air-breathing arthropod chrysalis - pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon |
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kukla
puppe
púpa
kūniņa
krizalitpupa
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pupa
n pl <-e> → Puppe f
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pupa
(ˈpjuːpə) – plural ˈpupae (-piː) – noun the form that an insect takes when it is changing from a larva (eg a caterpillar) to its perfect form (eg a butterfly); a chrysalis.
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