prepupaladj.

Brit.

/priːˈpjuːpl/, U.S.

/priˈpjup(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, pupal adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + pupal adj. Compare slightly later prepupa n.

Entomology.

Designating the stage or instar of a larval insect's development immediately preceding its change into a pupa.

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prepupal1901

1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 368 In the fly Blepharocera, with its eighteen days of prepupal and pupal condition, phagocytosis is conspicuously present.

1971 D. J. Borror & D. M. DeLong Introd. Study Insects (ed. 3) iv. 69/1 The other changes begin in the prepupal stage of the last larval instar.

2001 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 11374 We have observed prepupal, fifth instar larvae being consumed by ants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prepupal
释义	prepupaladj. Brit. /priːˈpjuːpl/, U.S. /priˈpjup(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, pupal adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + pupal adj. Compare slightly later prepupa n. Entomology. Designating the stage or instar of a larval insect's development immediately preceding its change into a pupa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of larva > prepupal prepupal1901 1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 368 In the fly Blepharocera, with its eighteen days of prepupal and pupal condition, phagocytosis is conspicuously present. 1971 D. J. Borror & D. M. DeLong Introd. Study Insects (ed. 3) iv. 69/1 The other changes begin in the prepupal stage of the last larval instar. 2001 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 11374 We have observed prepupal, fifth instar larvae being consumed by ants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1901
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