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pupa

noun
🔊/ˈpjuːpə/
🔊/ˈpjuːpə/
(plural pupae
🔊/ˈpjuːpiː/
🔊/ˈpjuːpiː/
)
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  1. an insect in the stage of development between a larva and an adult insect 蛹compare chrysalisTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin pupa ‘girl, doll’.