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Word entry · 4 letters

pupa

Best crossword clue

"Cocoon stage"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈpjuːpə/Part of speech nounSorted appuStarts with PEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2U3P4A

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"Cocoon stage"2 answers
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Definitions

  1. an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

Word origin

Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.

Used in a sentence

  • The public is the pupae of the purposely purblind […]

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01Cocoon stage4 letters

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