Pupa Synonyms

pyo͝opə
An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes a complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only certain kinds of insects, such as moths, butterflies, ants, and beetles, develop as larvae and pupae.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. chrysalis
  2. nymph
  3. cocoon

Words Related to Pupa

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cover
  2. larva
  3. imago
  4. insect
  5. pupate
  6. zoea
  7. larval
  8. free-swimming
  9. pupal
  10. froghopper
  11. tadpole

Pupa Sentence Examples

  • The pupa stage of the ant-lion is quiescent.

  • Pupa is named from its resemblance to a chrysalis, the apex being rounded.

  • The wing, when not in use, is folded d Pupa of Dyticus.

  • Through this temporary protection the active pupa, which closely resembles the mature insect, subsequently bites a way by means of its strong mandibles, and rising to the surface of the water casts the pupal integument and becomes sexually adult.

  • It hides itself in the ground during the winter, and in the spring it passes into the pupa stage, from which it emerges about August as the full-grown insect.

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