pupa

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa. Doublet of pupe.

noun

  1. An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
    The public is the pupae of the purposely purblind […] 21 April 1959, Walt Kelly, Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books, published 2011, page 34

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