pupa

pu·pa  (pyp)

n. pl. pu·pae (-p) or pu·pas

The nonfeeding stage between the larva and adult in the metamorphosis of holometabolous insects, during which the larva typically undergoes complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case.

---

[Latin ppa, girl, doll.]

---

pupal adj.

---

pupa [ˈpjuːpə]

n pl -pae [-piː], -pas

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an insect at the immobile nonfeeding stage of development between larva and adult, when many internal changes occur See coarctate, exarate, obtect

[via New Latin, from Latin: a doll, puppet]

pupal  adj

---

pupa  (pyp) Plural pupae (pyp) An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes a complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only certain kinds of insects, such as moths, butterflies, ants, and beetles, develop as larvae and pupae. Compare imagolarvanymph

pupa top: of a mourning cloak butterfly; bottom: of a monarch butterfly

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pupa - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult insect - small air-breathing arthropod chrysalis - pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

Translations

pupa [ˈpjuːpə] N (pupae (pl)) [ˈpjuːpiː] → crisálida f

---

pupa

n pl <-e> → Puppe f

---

pupa [ˈpjuːpə] n (pupae (pl)) [ˈpjuːpiː] → pupa

---

pupa

n pupa [ˈpjuːpə]

the form that an insect takes when it is changing from a larva (eg a caterpillar) to its perfect form (eg a butterfly); a chrysalis. papie خادِرَه: حَشَرَة في طَوْر الإنتِقال من يَرقانَه الى حَشَرَه كامِلَه какавида kukla puppe die Puppe νύμφη crisálida nukk شفیره kotelo chrysalide גוֹלֶם प्यूपाप्यूपा lárva kepompong púpa crisalide さなぎ 번데기 lėliukė kūniņa kepompong pop puppe poczwarka crisálida crisalidă куколка kukla ličinka lutka puppa ดักแด้ pupa, krizalit 蛹 лялечка کيڑوں کي پيدائش کا آخري مرحلہ con nhộng 蛹