puparium

/ (pjuːˈpɛərɪəm) /

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noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

a hard barrel-shaped case enclosing the pupae of the housefly and other dipterous insects

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Derived forms of puparium

puparial, adjective

Words nearby puparium

Punxsutawney, puny, PUO, pup, pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage, pupillage

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How to use puparium in a sentence

The mode in which insects make their way out of the puparium differs in different orders.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Female puparium varying in colour; circular in outline, usually flat, sometimes rather convex; pellicles usually in the centre.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell
Female puparium circular, flat, brown; diameter, about 1/20in.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell
Male puparium rather longer than that of the female, the pellicle at one end; not carinated above.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell

Female puparium nearly circular, convex, greyish or brownish in colour, about 1/15in.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell