puparialadj.
/pjuːˈpɛːrɪəl/, U.S. /pjuˈpɛriəl/ Entomology.
Of or relating to a puparium; (more generally) pupal.
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puparial1904
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 665 The duration of the puparial stage is from a fortnight to three weeks.
1936 Discovery 379/2 We could transport the fly only in the puparial (chrysalis) or resting stage.
1993 Jrnl. Invertebr. Pathol. 62 58 Spiracles, both larval and puparial, were not entry routes [for nematodes] because of their small size and morphology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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