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pupate
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pu·pate  (pypt)
intr.v. pu·pat·ed, pu·pat·ing, pu·pates
1. To become a pupa.
2. To go through a pupal stage.
pu·pation n.
pupate [pjuːˈpeɪt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa
pupation  n
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Verb1.pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate"
acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
Translations
pupate [ˈpjuːpeɪt] VI → crisalidar
pupate
vi → sich verpuppen
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This first generation pupates in June in a crevice or woody stem, emerging in July as the second generation that usually causes greater damage to crops in the garden, repeats the cycle and pupates to overwinter for the next year.
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This first generation pupates in June in a crevice or woody stem, emerging in July as the second generation that usually causes greater damage to crops in the garden, repeats the cycle and pupates to over winter for the next year.
Good Enough To Eat BRASSICAS by Birmingham Mail (England)
The silkworm pupates in its cocoon and emerges 20 days later as a moth.
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