Look up: pupa

1. pupa
   Latin, meaning: doll / little girl.
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2. Pupa
   a stage in complete metamorphosis when an insect transforms from the larval to adult stage of development.
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3. pupa
   In metamorphozing insects, a stage between the larva and adult during which the organism undergoes major developmental changes.
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4. Pupa
   An inactive stage in the life cycle of some insects with complete metamorphosis; a non-feeding and usually inactive stage, pl. pupae.
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5. pupa
   [n] - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
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6. Pupa
   The third stage in a butterflies life.
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7. pupa
   the form assumed by mosquito after the larval stage, and maintained without evident change in size until the beginning of the adult stage; hence, the form assumed by the mosquito in this condition Category: Botany and zoology
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8. Pupa
   Pu'pa noun ; plural Latin Pup... , English Pupas . [ Latin pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus . Confer Puppet .] 1. (Zoology) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually imme...
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9. pupa
   Origin: L. Pupa girl. Doll, puppet, fem. Of pupus. Cf. Puppet. ... 1. <zoology> Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. ... Among insects belonging to the higher orders, as the Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, the pupa is i...
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10. pupa
    noun an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
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11. pupa
    (pu´pә) the second stage in the development of an insect, between the larva and the imago. adj., pu´pal., adj.
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12. Pupa
    • (n.) A genus of air-breathing land snails having an elongated spiral shell. • (n.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage.
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13. pupa
    life stage in the development of insects exhibiting complete metamorphosis that occurs between the larval and adult stages (imago). During pupation, ... [8 related articles]
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14. pupa
    pupa 1. An insect at the stage between a larva and an adult in complete metamorphosis, during which the insect is in a cocoon or case, stops feeding, and undergoes internal changes. 2. Among insects belonging to the higher orders; such as, the hymenoptera ( order of insects, including the bees, ant...
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15. Pupa
    the third stage in the development of the honey bee, during which the organs of the larva are replaced by those that will be used by an adult.
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16. PUPA
    A developmental stage in the lifecycle of insects, generally a dormant stage, taking place in a cocoon in some cases.
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17. pupa
    pupa (pyOO'pu) , name for the third stage in the life of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, i.e., develops from the egg through the larva and the pupa stages to the adult. A complete metamorphosis is characteristic of members of the orders Coleoptera (beetles), Diptera (flies, mosq...
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18. pupa
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pyū′pă, -pē Definitions: 1. The stage of insect metamorphosis following the larva and preceding the imago.
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19. pupa
    Nonfeeding, largely immobile stage of some insect life cycles, in which larval tissues are broken down, and adult tissues and structures are formed. In many insects, the pupa is exarate, with the appendages (legs, antennae, wings) visible outside the pupal case; in butterflies and moths, it is called a chrysalis, and is obtect, with the appenda...
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20. Pupa
    a stage bewteen larva and adult; a resting stage, no feeding takes place; pl. pupae
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21. Pupa
    the third stage in the development of the honey bee, during which the organs of the larva are replaced by those that will be used by an adult.
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22. Pupa
    Stage in life of developing bee after larval stage, and before maturity.
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23. Pupa
    (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 metamorphosis, going through four life stages; em...
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24. Pupa
    (gastropod) `Pupa` is a genus of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. The genus is named Pupa because the shell of these snails resemble an insect pupa in overall shape. The seaslugs of the genus Pupa have a large headshield with a deep me...
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