Definition of Pupa

1. Noun. An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.

Generic synonyms: Insect
Specialized synonyms: Chrysalis
Derivative terms: Pupal, Pupate

Definition of Pupa

1. n. Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage.

Definition of Pupa

1. Noun. an insect in its development stage between a larva and an adult. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pupa

1. an intermediate stage of a metamorphic insect [n -PAS or -PAE] : PUPAL [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pupa

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

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