pupation
- 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
Ultimate: last or final: that larval stage just before pupation.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Their particular growth begins at the end of March, and they are ready for pupation up to May.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis
In this cocoon pupation, which lasts about ten days, takes place.
From Apple Growing by Burritt, M. C.
