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pupa (iou)



pupa noun. . L18.
[mod. Latin from Latin, = girl, doll.]
Entomology.
An insect in the distinct, usually quiescent, instar which in complete metamorphosis is transitional between the larva and adult; a chrysalis; (now rare) any pre-adult resting form of an insect. L18.
A stage in the development of some other invertebrates, as copepod and cirripede crustaceans, and holothurians. L19.
Comb.: pupa-case the horny cuticle of a pupa.
pupal adjective M19.