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单词 pupivorous
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pupivorousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pupa n., -ivorous comb. form.
Etymology: < pupa n. + -ivorous comb. form, after Pupivora n. Compare French pupivore, adjective (1859 or earlier). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (piupi·vŏrəs) /pjuːˈpɪvərəs/.
Entomology. Obsolete.
Of a parasitic hymenopteran: depositing its eggs in the pupae and larvae of other insects; belonging to the former division Pupivora.
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1836 B. H. Smart Walker Remodelled Pupivorous.
1853 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit., & Art 164/2 Bracon, a Fabrician genus of Hymenopterous insects of the parasitic tribe of Pupivorous Ichneumons.
1874 Amer. Cycl. IX. 586/1 Ichneumon fly, an extensive tribe of the pupivorous family of hymenopterous insects.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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