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‖ Pupipara, n. pl. Entom.|pjuːˈpɪpərə|
[mod.L., neuter pl. of pūpipar-us bringing forth pupæ (f. parĕre to bring forth).]
A division of Diptera in which the young are born in, or ready to pass into, the pupal state. Also called Nymphipara.
1874Lubbock Orig. & Met. Ins. iii. 41 The case of the so-called Pupipara not constituting a true exception. 1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 259 The complete fusion of the ventral chord into one somewhat long knot, in the parasitic Pupipara.
Hence pupiparous |pjuːˈpɪpərəs| a., of or pertaining to the Pupipara; producing or bringing forth young already advanced to the pupal state.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxix. 65 Pupiparous, continuing in the matrix of the mother during the larva state, and coming forth in that of pupa. 1835,1844[see nymphiparous]. 1856W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 311 Pupiparous insects suck the blood of mammals and birds. |