pupaladj.

Brit.

/ˈpjuːpl/, U.S.

/ˈpjup(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pupa n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < pupa n. + -al suffix¹.

Entomology.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pupa.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of (nature of) or relating to pupa or chrysalis

chrysalidal1750

chrysaline1782

chrysalid1804

nymphine1806

chrysaloid1816

chrysalidian1851

nymphal1864

pupal1864

neanic1892

1864 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Philadelphia 3 206 The pupa crawls out of the water to assume the subimago state.., the head being disengaged backwards from the pupal head without splitting it.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 449 A quiescent pupal condition is interposed between the active larval and the active imaginal states.

1907 Athenæum 22 June 764/2 For seventeen years the pupæ of this species [of locust] remain underneath the ground... This long subterranean vigil is not necessarily one of usual pupal inaction.

1930 A. H. Morgan Field Bk. Ponds & Streams xv. 187 At the end of the pupal stage the fully formed adult moth comes forth from the pupal skin.

1992 Org. Gardening July 32/3 After two to three weeks, the caterpillar will begin to change to the pupal (chrysalis) stage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pupal
释义	pupaladj. Brit. /ˈpjuːpl/, U.S. /ˈpjup(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pupa n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < pupa n. + -al suffix¹. Entomology. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pupa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of (nature of) or relating to pupa or chrysalis chrysalidal1750 chrysaline1782 chrysalid1804 nymphine1806 chrysaloid1816 chrysalidian1851 nymphal1864 pupal1864 neanic1892 1864 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Philadelphia 3 206 The pupa crawls out of the water to assume the subimago state.., the head being disengaged backwards from the pupal head without splitting it. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 449 A quiescent pupal condition is interposed between the active larval and the active imaginal states. 1907 Athenæum 22 June 764/2 For seventeen years the pupæ of this species [of locust] remain underneath the ground... This long subterranean vigil is not necessarily one of usual pupal inaction. 1930 A. H. Morgan Field Bk. Ponds & Streams xv. 187 At the end of the pupal stage the fully formed adult moth comes forth from the pupal skin. 1992 Org. Gardening July 32/3 After two to three weeks, the caterpillar will begin to change to the pupal (chrysalis) stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1864
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