pupa (pupae pl)
1Pupa — of the Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) A pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete… …
2Pupae — Pupa Pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. [1913 Webster]… …
3pupa — ► NOUN (pl. pupae) ▪ an insect in its inactive immature form between larva and adult, e.g. a chrysalis. DERIVATIVES pupal adjective. ORIGIN Latin, girl, doll …
4pupa — [pyo͞o′pə] n. pl. pupae [pyo͞o′pē] or pupas [ModL: so named by LINNAEUS Carolus < L, girl, doll, prob. < IE * pup < base * pu , to swell up, inflate] an insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the last larval and adult… …
5pupă — PÚPĂ1, pupe, s.f. Partea de dinapoi a corpului unei nave. – Din fr. poupe. Trimis de ana zecheru, 26.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 PÚPĂ2, pupe, s.f. Formă de dezvoltare în metamorfoza unor insecte, între starea de larvă şi cea de dezvoltare completă;… …
6pupa — pupal, adj. /pyooh peuh/, n., pl. pupae / pee/, pupas. an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago. See illus. under metamorphosis. [1765 70; < NL, special use of L pupa girl, doll, puppet.… …
7pupa — [[t]pju͟ːpiː[/t]] pupae N COUNT A pupa is an insect that is in the stage of development between a larva and a fully grown adult. It has a protective covering and does not move. [TECHNICAL] The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as …
8pupa — UK [ˈpjuːpə] / US [ˈpjupə] noun [countable] Word forms pupa : singular pupa plural pupas or pupae UK [ˈpjuːpiː] / US [ˈpjuˌpɪ] biology an insect such as a moth while it is changing inside a cocoon or hard shell …
9pupa — pu|pa [ˈpju:pə] n plural pupae [ pi:] also pupas AmE [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin, girl, doll ] an insect at the stage before it becomes adult, when it is protected by a special cover ▪ moth pupae >pupal …
10pupa — noun (plural pupae or pupas) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pupa doll Date: 1815 an intermediate usually quiescent stage of a metamorphic insect (as a bee, moth, or beetle) that occurs between the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a… …
