Meaning Of The Word Pupa

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pupa
countable noun: A pupa is an insect that is in the stage of development between a larva and a fully grown adult. It has a protective covering and does not move.

pupa in American English
an insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the last larval and adult forms, characterized by many anatomical changes and, often, by enclosure in a cell or cocoon
noun: an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago

pupa in British English
noun: an insect at the immobile nonfeeding stage of development between larva and adult, when many internal changes occur

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