pupa
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
Origin of pupa
1Other words from pupa
- pupal, adjective
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How to use pupa in a sentence
The biggest challenge was the silkworm pupa, which was large and segmented and just looked so … insecty.
‘Gory Details’ dives into the morbid, the taboo — and our minds | Kate Travis | March 1, 2021 | Science NewsIn their wild journeyings on and on before spinning the pupa shroud, they fall victims in attempting to cross streams.
The pupa, distinguished by a large thoracic region, breathes through a pair of tubes on the thorax.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunterpupa (Abida) secale is named from the Latin for rye, a grain of which the shell more or less resembles.
Our British Snails | John William HorsleyThe larva and the active pupa or nymph are aquatic and are predaceous, as is also the adult.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. Riley
There is even one tribe of insects which presents the strange anomaly of being born in the pupa state.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for pupa
/ (ˈpjuːpə) /
Origin of pupa
1Derived forms of pupa
- pupal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for pupa
[ pyōō′pə ]
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.
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