pupate
verb (used without object)
to become a pupa.
pupation
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a word derived from
pupate.
Example Sentences
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During pupation, a baby insect wraps itself in a protective cocoon or shell while its soft, immature body becomes a more structurally complex adult one.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2013
Born on the Bexley butterfly farm, the boy grew up in a fluttering world that was timed to the persistent rhythm of mating, egg laying, caterpillar collecting, pupation and maturing butterflies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The means by which the suspended pupa of a nymphalid butterfly attaches its cremaster to the silken pad which the larva has spun in preparation for pupation, is worthy of brief attention.
From The Life-Story of Insects by George H. (George Herbert) Carpenter
Ultimate: last or final: that larval stage just before pupation.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Many insects in the larval stages, particularly just after pupation seem to be especially susceptible to external influences.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer
