pupa
/ˈpjuːpə/
noun
- An insect in the stage of development between larva and adult, during which it is enclosed in a cocoon or case and undergoes transformation.
- Inside the cocoon, the pupa slowly changes into a moth.
- The biologist studied the pupa of a beetle to understand its metamorphosis.
- The caterpillar formed a chrysalis and became a pupa before emerging as a butterfly.
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