pupa (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pupa*:
NOUN	animal	pupa	an insect in the inactive stage / stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

pupa > pronunciation
Sounds	pyuw'pah
Rhymes	Agrippa ... Vespa: 15 rhymes with pah...

English > *pupa*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	An insect in the inactive stage / stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.
Narrower	chrysalis	pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
Broader	insect	small air-breathing arthropod
Spanish	crisálida, pupa
Catalan	pupa
Adjectives	pupal	of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage / stage
Verbs	pupate	develop into a pupa

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