Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Producing fully developed larvae that are ready to pupate. Used of an insect.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bringing forth pupæ; giving birth to larvæ which are already advanced to the pupal state; of or pertaining to the Pupipara. Also
pupigenous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Bearing, or containing, a pupa; -- said of the matured larvæ, or larval skins, of certain Diptera.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Pupipara.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective entomology Producing
young that are ready topupate
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This spider fly is "pupiparous," that is, the young, of which only a very few are produced, is not born until it has assumed the pupa state or is just about to do so.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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