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Pupa

/pjˈupə/
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(noun) An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The caterpillar formed a ____ and remained dormant for two weeks before emerging as a butterfly.

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