Pupa (Noun)
Meaning
An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The caterpillar transforms into a pupa before emerging as a fully formed butterfly.
- A silkworm pupa is usually encased in a protective silk cocoon.
- The female moth carefully guards the pupa until it is ready to emerge as an adult.
- The process of metamorphosis transforms the larva into a pupa and ultimately a flying insect.
- Inside its underground chamber, the beetle larva enters the pupa stage before emerging as an adult.