pupa

CEFRB2

/ˈpjuːpə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An insect stage when it changes from a larva into an adult.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

Examples

  • The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.

  • The public is the pupae of the purposely purblind […]

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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The butterfly emerges from the blank after several weeks of development inside.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.