pupa
noun
1.
an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.
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