Definition of Pupae

1. Noun. (plural of pupa) ¹

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Definition of Pupae

1. pupa [n] - See also: pupa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pupae

puntillas
punting
punto
puntos
punts
puntsman
puntsmen
punty
punx
puny
punyism
pup
pup tent
pupa
pupadom
pupae (current term)
pupal
pupaphobia
puparia
puparial
puparium
pupas
pupate
pupated
pupates
pupating
pupation
pupations
pupelo
pupet regime

Literary usage of Pupae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1906)
"The pupae in this chamber were at first much scattered, but the female had collected all of them by 8.40 AM Meanwhile one worker kept stealing into the ..."

2. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"In continuation of an item entitled "Mimetic coloration of pupae of butterflies" in ... a paper on 'Experiments upon the color-relation between the pupae of ..."

3. Report Upon Cotton Insects: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commissioner by John Henry Comstock (1879)
"DESTRUCTION OF pupae. Although the collection and destruction of the pupae of Aletia at the season during which the greatest damage is done would be ..."

4. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1904)
"The age and sex of the pupae have much to do with their weight, and the sex also influences size in many cases (see Meldola, Annals and ¡Magazine of Nat. ..."

5. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"Although the wings and legs are func- tionless, as with other pupae, these creatures are able to ... In some cases, as in the pupae of the carpenter- moths ..."

6. Insect Pests of Rice by M D Pathak, Z R Khan (1994)
"pupae pupae of lepidopterous stem borers are shown in Figure 7a-d. ... Chilo suppressalis pupae are without cocoons, but pupae of ..."

7. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"13, 30), a large family with numerous divisions, have entire wings, and their pupae are í x\; ^ /> K.-SA* ^ m After ... The pupae are also often hairy (fig, ..."

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