Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To become a pupa.
- intransitive verb To go through a pupal stage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To become a pupa; enter upon the pupal state; undergo transformation from the state of the grub or larva to that of the perfect insect or imago: as, to
pupate under ground; to pupate in winter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb (Zoöl.) To become a pupa.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To become a
pupa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb develop into a pupa
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Examples
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Underlying the science is the helpful fact that flies go through four main and identifiable developmental stages, from egg (which will generally hatch within 24 hours) to larva (which will feed on the corpse for about five days, then spend another couple preparing to pupate) to pupa (equivalent to a butterfly's chrysalis; another seven days) and onwards to adult fly.
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The caterpillar must've been sheltering under one of the leaves, and the warmth of the house revived him enough to start looking for a nice place to pupate.
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The caterpillar must've been sheltering under one of the leaves, and the warmth of the house revived him enough to start looking for a nice place to pupate.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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The maggots eventually pupate into flies and the cycle continues.
two science q's 2008
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This spinneret creates the silk that is needed for the caterpillar to spin a cocoon in which it will pupate.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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It was as if I had warned them that I was about to pupate.
Alt Text: Camping Trip Reveals Joys of 'Data Isolation' 2008
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They live and feed in these cases, emerging only to pupate.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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The caterpillars pupate into these beautiful little cocoon things that hang from the sides of the tent.
Tickles e 2008
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Free-living forms - these larvae do not make a case until they pupate.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Once mature, the larvae crawl out of the water and pupate in the soil.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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