Pupa

pū′pa, n. an insect enclosed in a case while pa ing from the caterpillar to the winged stage: a chrysalis—also Pūpe :— pl. Pupæ (pū′pē). — adjs. Pū′pal , Pūpā′rial .— n. Pūpā′rium , a pupa included within the last larval skin.— v.i. Pūpāte′ , to become a pupa.— n. Pūpā′tion .— adjs. Pū′piform ; Pūpig′erous .— n. Pūpip′ara , a division of dipterous insects having pupæ developed within the body of the mother.— adjs. Pūpip′arous ; Pūpiv′orous ; Pū′poid . [L. pupa , a girl, a doll, fem. of pupus , a boy, a child; cf. puer , a boy.]