Pupa Meaning
/ˈpjuːpə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
Sentence Examples
The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The butterfly emerges from the ____ after several weeks of development inside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The caterpillar formed a ____ and remained dormant for two weeks before emerging as a butterfly.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The public is the pupae of the purposely purblind […]"
— 1959 April 21, Walt Kelly, Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 34:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The butterfly emerges from the ____ after several weeks of development inside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The caterpillar formed a ____ and remained dormant for two weeks before emerging as a butterfly.