Pupa Definition

pyo͝opə
pupae, pupas
noun
An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the last larval and adult forms, characterized by many anatomical changes and, often, by enclosure in a cell or cocoon.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Acteonidae.

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Other Word Forms of Pupa

Noun

Singular:
pupa
Plural:
pup, pupae, pupas

Origin of Pupa

  • From New Latin, from a special use of Latin pupa.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin pupa (“doll, little girl")

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin pūpa girl, doll

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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