pupa /pūˈpə/

1. An insect in the usu passive stage between larva and imago (zoology)
2. An intermediate stage of development in some other invertebrates (biology)

pūˈpal adjective

Of a pupa

pūpāˈrial adjective

pūpāˈrium noun (pl pūpāˈria)

1. The last larval skin separated but retained as a hard protective covering for the pupa
2. Sometimes, the covering and the pupa

pūˈpate intransitive verb

To become a pupa

pūpāˈtion noun

pūpigerous /-pijˈə-rəs/ adjective

Having a puparium

pūpipˈarous adjective

Having pupae developed within the body of the mother, giving birth to offspring already at the pupal stage

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