pupa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

/ˈpjuːpə/ en-us-pupa.ogg

pupa pupae pupas pupæ

Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.

pupe

puparium pupate caterpillar

prepupa pseudopupa pupacide pupadom pupahood pupiform pupigerous pupivorous pupoid semipupa

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