prepupal

P3R1E1P3U1P3A1L1

adjective

Describing the inactive stage in the development of some insects between the larval and the pupal stages

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immature
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Meanings

adjectiveprepupal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing the inactive stage in the development of some insects between the larval and the pupal stages

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages

Similar
immature

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pre- + pupal.

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APA

prepupal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepupal

MLA

“prepupal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepupal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepupal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepupal.

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