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Definition of pupa noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pupa

noun

NAmE//ˈpyupə//

(pl. pupae

NAmE//ˈpyupi//

)

an insect in the stage of development between a larva and an adult insect compare chrysalis

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pupal

NAmE//ˈpyupəl//

adjective [usually before noun]See pupa in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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