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pupa
['pju:.pə] (plural pupas or pupae)
noun countable
■an insect in the stage of development which happens before it is completely developed, during which it is contained in a cocoon (= a protective covering) and does not move 蛹•a moth pupa蛾蛹 •mosquito pupae蚊蛹 ⇒ See also chrysalis |