释义 |
pupation|pjuːˈpeɪʃən| [n. of action f. prec.] The formation of the pupa.
1892Circular Board Agric. (Raspberry Moth), When the time arrives for pupation, the caterpillar scoops out a hole in the pith of the canes..in which it turns to a chrysalis. 1893E. A. Butler Househ. Insects 29 After several moults, the time for pupation arrives. 1905V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects ii. 45 The larva, just before pupation, has spun a protecting silken cocoon about itself. 1932Riley & Johannsen Med. Entomol. viii. 116 Just before pupation the larvae of many insects spin a cocoon. 1973[see pupariation]. |