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单词 pupa
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pu•pa /ˈpyupə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -pae /-pi/USA pronunciation  -pas. 
  1. Insectsan insect in the nonfeeding, usually nonmoving, stage between the larva and the adult.
pu•pal, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pu•pa  (pyo̅o̅′pə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pae (-pē),USA pronunciation -pas. 
  1. Insectsan insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago. See illus. under metamorphosis. 
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Latin pūpa girl, doll, puppet. See pupil1, puppet
  • 1765–70
pu′pal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pupa /ˈpjuːpə/ n ( pl -pae / -piː/, -pas)
  1. an insect at the immobile nonfeeding stage of development between larva and adult, when many internal changes occur
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin, from Latin: a doll, puppet

ˈpupal adj
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