pupate
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peɪt
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| —vb | |
| (intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa | |
| pu'pation | |
| —n | |
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Pupate
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
They stay in this chamber over winter and pupate in the spring, turning into adult beetles.
When mature, they burrow out of the skin, drop to the ground and pupate.
He discovered that these parasites decapitate fire ant workers and then pupate in their heads.
The caterpillars feed for about six to eight weeks and then pupate in a protected area.
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