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pu·pa
 pupa
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- pronunciation:
- pyu
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noun |
| inflections: |
pupae, pupas |
| definition: |
A pupa is an insect in one of its middle stages of development. In the first stage of its life, an insect is an egg. Then it becomes a larva, and then a pupa. While it is a pupa, it is changing its form and becoming an adult.
Many kinds of insects, including butterflies, spend their time as a pupa inside a cocoon. |
| derivation: |
pupal (adj.) |
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