pupate

[ pyoo-peyt ]

/ ˈpyu peɪt /

verb (used without object), pu·pat·ed, pu·pat·ing.

to become a pupa.

Origin of pupate

First recorded in 1875–80; pup(a) + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pupate

pu·pa·tion, noun

Words nearby pupate

puny, PUO, pup, pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage, pupillage, pupillarity

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Example sentences from the Web for pupate

It enters the soil, burrows to a depth of one-half to two inches, and forms an earthern cell in which to pupate.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
Pupipara: a series of Diptera, in which the females do not extrude the young until they have reached the stage ready to pupate.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
According to Rokosky , the larvae eventually fall to earth and pupate.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
It molts three times, and in from twelve to twenty days is ready to pupate, or change to a chrysalis.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

Poultry may also be of assistance in destroying the insects after they have entered the ground to pupate.
The Pecan and its Culture|H. Harold Hume

British Dictionary definitions for pupate

pupate

/ (pjuːˈpeɪt) /

verb

(intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa

Derived forms of pupate

pupation, noun

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单词	pupate
释义	pupate [ pyoo-peyt ] / ˈpyu peɪt / verb (used without object), pu·pat·ed, pu·pat·ing. to become a pupa. Origin of pupate First recorded in 1875–80; pup(a) + -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM pupate pu·pa·tion, noun Words nearby pupate puny, PUO, pup, pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage, pupillage, pupillarity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pupate It enters the soil, burrows to a depth of one-half to two inches, and forms an earthern cell in which to pupate. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916\|Various Pupipara: a series of Diptera, in which the females do not extrude the young until they have reached the stage ready to pupate. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith According to Rokosky , the larvae eventually fall to earth and pupate. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler It molts three times, and in from twelve to twenty days is ready to pupate, or change to a chrysalis. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg Poultry may also be of assistance in destroying the insects after they have entered the ground to pupate. The Pecan and its Culture\|H. Harold Hume British Dictionary definitions for pupate pupate / (pjuːˈpeɪt) / verb (intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa Derived forms of pupate pupation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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