pupa casen.

Brit.

/ˈpjuːpəˌkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpjupəˌkeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pupa n., case n.²

Etymology: < pupa n. + case n.²

Entomology.

The horny cuticle of a pupa or chrysalis.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > pupa or chrysalis > case or puparium

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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxi. 241 The wings..remain attached to the puparium or pupa-case.

1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xv. 300 The imprisoned dragon-fly splits its pupa-case along the back.

1895 L. C. Miall Nat. Hist. Aquatic Insects 176 The pupa-cases are fixed to the rocks in clusters, which resemble small wasps' nests.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 252 If we open the barrel-shaped cocoon or pupa-case of some of the flies, we find inside what looks to the naked eye a creamy mass.

1994 W. Maples & M. Browning Dead Men do tell Tales xiv. 236 We also found in the coffin several pupa cases of flies that were attracted to the dead President in that hot summer so long ago.

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

单词	pupa case
释义	pupa casen. Brit. /ˈpjuːpəˌkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈpjupəˌkeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pupa n., case n.² Etymology: < pupa n. + case n.² Entomology. The horny cuticle of a pupa or chrysalis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > pupa or chrysalis > case or puparium kexc1600 theca1665 ring-coffin1702 coffin1712 puparium1815 pupa case1826 hull1878 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxi. 241 The wings..remain attached to the puparium or pupa-case. 1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xv. 300 The imprisoned dragon-fly splits its pupa-case along the back. 1895 L. C. Miall Nat. Hist. Aquatic Insects 176 The pupa-cases are fixed to the rocks in clusters, which resemble small wasps' nests. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 252 If we open the barrel-shaped cocoon or pupa-case of some of the flies, we find inside what looks to the naked eye a creamy mass. 1994 W. Maples & M. Browning Dead Men do tell Tales xiv. 236 We also found in the coffin several pupa cases of flies that were attracted to the dead President in that hot summer so long ago. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1826
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