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pupa

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Related topics: Insects
pu·pa /ˈpjuːpə/ noun (plural pupae /-piː/ also pupas American EnglishAmE) [countableC]  
HBIan insect at the stage before it becomes adult, when it is protected by a special cover 〔昆虫的〕蛹
 moth pupae
蛾蛹
→4  See picture of 见图 METAMORPHOSIS
—pupal adjectiveadj [only before noun]
 the pupal stage
蛹的阶段
 →5 see picture at 见图 metamorphosis
Examples from the Corpus
pupa• The fresh pupa, having cast off its pliable caterpillar skin, had hardened and become black-brown.• The soul pupa opens its mouth in a voiceless scream.• But now, inside the pupa, their moment has come.• Their skin splits and rolls down revealing a smooth, brown hard-shelled object, the pupa.• Determine randomly which character is nearest to the pupa, and is the one to witness the transformation.• Fourteen days is the length of the life cycle from egg to larva to pupa to adult.• Two each contained one single large, round, pill-shaped ichneumon wasp pupa.
Origin pupa
(1700-1800) Modern Latin Latin, “girl, doll”
pu·pa noun
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pupa
Insects at different stages of life: chrysalis, cocoon, grub...

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