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# pupal

adjective (science)

«pupal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) To do with a pupa, the resting stage in an insect's life between larva and adult, when it changes shape inside a case or cocoon: «the pupal stage». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on life cycles it names the third stage of complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult. A butterfly's pupa is called a chrysalis. Phrases: «pupal stage», «pupal case», «pupal skin».

### Examples

- The caterpillar entered its pupal stage and hung still for two weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#x1)
- A butterfly's pupal case is called a chrysalis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#x2)
- The beetle came out of its pupal skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#x3)
- During the pupal stage the insect's body completely changes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#x4)
- We kept the pupal cases in a jar to watch them hatch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#x5)
- Mosquitoes have a pupal stage in water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/#x6)

### Note

Noun: pupa (plural pupae or pupas). Pronounced PEW-pul. Not to do with «pupil» (a school child or the black part of the eye), though both come from Latin words for small children and dolls. Life cycle order: egg → larva → pupa → adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pupal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pupal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pupal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pupal.html) on Mova free.