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pupa: Meaning and Definition of

pu•pa

Pronunciation: (py'pu), [key]
— pl. -pae -pas.
  1. an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago. See illus. under
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
pup pupate
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