Associations to the word «Pupa»

Wiktionary

PUPA, noun. Used as a specific epithet; resembling an insect in its pupal stage of development.
PUPA, noun. An insect in its development stage between a larva and an adult.
PUPA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Acteonidae   — small sea snails.

Dictionary definition

PUPA, noun. An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne