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Pupa

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Noun

1. pupa

an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pupa

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noun plural -pae (-piː) or -pas
an insect at the immobile nonfeeding stage of development between larva and adult, when many internal changes occur
coarctate, exarate, obtect

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Pupa

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nounWord forms: plural ˈpupae (ˈpjupi ; pyo̅oˈpē) or ˈpupas
an insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the last larval and adult forms, characterized by many anatomical changes and, often, by enclosure in a cell or cocoon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pupa

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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.

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