semipupa

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noun

An insect in an early stage of being a pupa, after being a larva.

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Meanings

nounsemipupa (plural semipupae)

plural semipupae

  1. biologyAn insect in an early stage of being a pupa, after being a larva.

Origin

From semi- + pupa.

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APA

semipupa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semipupa

MLA

“semipupa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semipupa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semipupa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semipupa.

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