| 单词 | pupadom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈpupadom ˈpupadom n. = pupahood n. ΚΠ 1870 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Oct. 328 Their whole life, birth, internal parasitism, external parasitism, pupadom, maturity, marriage, propagation, and death..would appear to be passed within the narrow limits of a wasps' nest. 1893 E. A. Butler Our Househ. Insects 39 The grub..passes very rapidly through the resting-stage of pupadom. 1916 J.-H. Fabre Life of Caterpillar 204 An adept at turning round in his cabin, he is careful, before he sinks into the immobility of pupadom, to turn his head now upwards, now downwards. 2007 K. Wollard How Come? in Neighborhood 268/2 Just before it enters pupadom, the larva does one last bit of remodeling. < as lemmas |
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