pupate
Origin of pupate
1Other words from pupate
- pu·pa·tion, noun
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How to use pupate in a sentence
In time, the larva will pupate inside it, erupting through its exoskeleton when mature, ready to repeat this grisly process for another generation.
Uninfected caterpillars would wander up and down the mesh, but would return to the bottom before pupating.
How a virus turns caterpillars into zombies doomed to climb to their deaths | Jake Buehler | March 28, 2022 | Science NewsA long sigh of relief the gardener or farmer draws when the caterpillars lie quiet to pupate.
Little Busybodies | Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia MoodyThat caterpillar did not, however, pupate, or survive the winter.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthWhen ready to pupate they go a short distance into the ground.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
Some few leave their feeding place and pupate after traversing a short distance (Eristalis).
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannIt enters the soil, burrows to a depth of one-half to two inches, and forms an earthern cell in which to pupate.
British Dictionary definitions for pupate
/ (pjuːˈpeɪt) /
(intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa
Derived forms of pupate
- pupation, noun
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