- pseudopupa
- pseu·do·pupa
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pseudopupa
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Pseudopupa — Pseu do*pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pseudopup[ae]}, E. {Pseudopupas}. [NL. See {Pseudo }, and {Pupa}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and certain other hymenopterous insects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pseudopupa — n. [Gr. pseudos, false; L. pupa, puppet] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coleoptera and Meloidae, a larva in a quiescent pupa like condition preceding one or more larval instars before the true pupal stage; a coarctate larva; a semipupa … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pseudopupa — … Useful english dictionary
Pseudopupae — Pseudopupa Pseu do*pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pseudopup[ae]}, E. {Pseudopupas}. [NL. See {Pseudo }, and {Pupa}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and certain other hymenopterous insects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pseudopupas — Pseudopupa Pseu do*pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pseudopup[ae]}, E. {Pseudopupas}. [NL. See {Pseudo }, and {Pupa}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and certain other hymenopterous insects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coarctate larva — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. A larva similar to the dipteran puparium in which the skin of the preceding instar is not completely shed, being attached to the caudal end of the body. 2. The sixth instar of a meloid larva with the fifth exuvium… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pseudopupal — adjective see pseudopupa … Useful english dictionary
