pupariationn.
/pjuːˌpɛːrɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /pjuˌpɛriˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ Entomology.
The formation of a puparium.
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1922 W. H. Larrimer in Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 15 179 Pupariation is a term that it has been found convenient to apply to that activity by which the larvæ of Hessian fly change to the flaxseed stage, as distinguished from actual pupation.
1969 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 63 227/1 During pupariation fly larvae first contract to form the barrel-shaped puparium, and then the cuticle darkens and hardens.
2005 Devel. Biol. 282 85/1 At the end of the third instar, a large pulse of molting hormone triggers pupariation and pupation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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