Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Devouring the pupæ of other insects, as an insect; parasitic on pupæ; belonging to the Pupivora. See cut under
Pimpla .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Feeding on the pupæ of insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Feeding on the
pupae ofinsects .
Etymologies
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pupa + Latin vorare to devour.
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