pupa

[ pyoo-puh ]

/ ˈpyu pə /

noun, plural pu·pae [pyoo-pee], /ˈpyu pi/, pu·pas.

an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.

Origin of pupa

1765–70; <New Latin, special use of Latin pūpa girl, doll, puppet. See pupil¹, puppet

OTHER WORDS FROM pupa

pupal, adjective

Words nearby pupa

punty, Punxsutawney, puny, PUO, pup, pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage

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Example sentences from the Web for pupa

It makes regular slave-raids upon the nests of the small brown ants, and carries off the young in their pupa condition.
Falling in Love|Grant Allen
In their wild journeyings on and on before spinning the pupa shroud, they fall victims in attempting to cross streams.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899|Various
Our cut (Fig. 28, a) also represents the pupa, or chrysalis, as seen lying in its cell.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard
The term is applied to the natural protective covering of seed-vessels, and of a pupa or chrysalis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various

Nototheca: that part of the pupa covering upper surface of abdomen.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for pupa

pupa

/ (ˈpjuːpə) /

noun plural -pae (-piː) or -pas

an insect at the immobile nonfeeding stage of development between larva and adult, when many internal changes occurSee coarctate, exarate, obtect

Derived forms of pupa

pupal, adjective

Word Origin for pupa

C19: via New Latin, from Latin: a doll, puppet

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Scientific definitions for pupa

pupa

[ pyōō′pə ]

Plural pupae (pyōō′pē)

An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes a complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only certain kinds of insects, such as moths, butterflies, ants, and beetles, develop as larvae and pupae. Compare imago larva nymph.

单词	pupa
释义	pupa [ pyoo-puh ] / ˈpyu pə / noun, plural pu·pae [pyoo-pee], /ˈpyu pi/, pu·pas. an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago. Origin of pupa 1765–70; <New Latin, special use of Latin pūpa girl, doll, puppet. See pupil¹, puppet OTHER WORDS FROM pupa pupal, adjective Words nearby pupa punty, Punxsutawney, puny, PUO, pup, pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pupa It makes regular slave-raids upon the nests of the small brown ants, and carries off the young in their pupa condition. Falling in Love\|Grant Allen In their wild journeyings on and on before spinning the pupa shroud, they fall victims in attempting to cross streams. Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899\|Various Our cut (Fig. 28, a) also represents the pupa, or chrysalis, as seen lying in its cell. Our Common Insects\|Alpheus Spring Packard The term is applied to the natural protective covering of seed-vessels, and of a pupa or chrysalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4\|Various Nototheca: that part of the pupa covering upper surface of abdomen. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith British Dictionary definitions for pupa pupa / (ˈpjuːpə) / noun plural -pae (-piː) or -pas an insect at the immobile nonfeeding stage of development between larva and adult, when many internal changes occurSee coarctate, exarate, obtect Derived forms of pupa pupal, adjective Word Origin for pupa C19: via New Latin, from Latin: a doll, puppet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for pupa pupa [ pyōō′pə ] Plural pupae (pyōō′pē) An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes a complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only certain kinds of insects, such as moths, butterflies, ants, and beetles, develop as larvae and pupae. Compare imago larva nymph. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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