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单词 pseudopupal
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pseudopupaladj.

Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌpjuːpl/, U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌpjup(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, pupal adj.
Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + pupal adj., after pseudopupa n.
Chiefly Entomology. Now rare.
Relating to or involving a pseudopupa.
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1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 216 This second larva..changes to the pseudo-pupa..; then to a third larva within the partially rent pseudo-pupal skin.
1887 Entomologist's Mag. Dec. 149 The female larva [of a beetle of the tribe Phengodini] goes through a pseudo-pupal state prior to the final moult.
1940 C. P. Clausen Entomophagous Insects 564 The coarctate or pseudopupal stages are those in which hibernation or diapause takes place most frequently.
1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 82 (caption) Fully developed larva surrounded by the split and discarded pseudo-pupal ‘skin’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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