pupa
part of speech
noun (a pupa, pupae or pupas)
meaning for a pupil
The stage in the life of some insects between the larva (like a caterpillar) and the adult (like a butterfly), when the insect rests and changes inside a case. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons about life cycles, pupils learn that a butterfly goes egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, adult. A butterfly pupa is called a chrysalis; a moth pupa is usually inside a cocoon. During this stage the body is completely rebuilt; this change is called metamorphosis. Phrases: the pupa stage, inside the pupa.
examples
- The caterpillar turned into a pupa. tree →
- A butterfly pupa is called a chrysalis. tree →
- Inside the pupa, the insect changes its whole body. tree →
- After two weeks a butterfly came out of the pupa. tree →
- We drew the four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. tree →
- Bees and beetles also have a pupa stage. tree →
- Do not touch the pupa, or you might hurt it. tree →
note
Plural: "pupae" (said "PEW-pee") or "pupas". It is said "PEW-pa". Do not confuse with "pupil" (a child at school). Myth: the pupa is not sleeping or dead; huge changes happen inside it. Not all insects have a pupa stage; grasshoppers grow straight from young to adult.
Trees and pragmatics
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