Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of pupating, or the state of being a pupa; the pupal condition; the time during which an insect is a pupa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) the act of becoming a pupa.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act or process of
pupating .
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Examples
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Ben Hilfenhaus's pupation for Tasmania in domestic cricket over the past year after he was dropped from the international side has been even more remarkable.
A Glimpse of the Australia of Old Richard Lord 2012
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In The Common Insects of North America, Swan and Papp (1972) write: It constructs brood cells of cow dung; in the Southeast egg laying takes place in January, pupation in May.
Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009
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In The Common Insects of North America, Swan and Papp 1972 write:It constructs brood cells of cow dung; in the Southeast egg laying takes place in January, pupation in May.
Metallic green dung beetle on a winter day AYDIN 2009
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In general the first instar is the shortest and the last instar is the longest as the larva needs to acquire the most energy in preparation for pupation.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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After passing through three larval instars, the last stage crawls onto land to spin a cocoon for pupation.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Prior to pupation, the larvae do not excrete any metabolic waste in the form of feces.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Was this value the percentage progeny that hatched or progeny that survived pupation or progeny that survived to maturity?
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How long does it take for pupation after the caterpillar glues himself down?
Guilt. Angry Professor 2006
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Some even went back into pupation to change later in life.
Crystal Rain 2006
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Several more were bound in a neatly corrugated cascade down his back, which made him look like some exotic form of caterpillar, balanced precariously upright in mid-pupation.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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