- pupa shell
- noun
: a small pupa-shaped shell of the family Pupillidae or a related form
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Pupa — of the Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) A pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete… … Wikipedia
Pupa — Pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pupa kirki — Taxobox name = Pupa kirki image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Cephalaspidea superfamilia = Acteonoidea familia =… … Wikipedia
shell — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard but fragile outer covering of a bird s, reptile s, etc. egg. c the usu. hard outer case of a nut kernel, seed, etc. d the carapace of a tortoise, turtle,… … Useful english dictionary
shell — noun 1》 the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean. ↘the thin outer covering of a bird s or reptile s egg. ↘the outer case of a nut kernel or seed. ↘the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin. ↘the wing cases… … English new terms dictionary
pupa — UK [ˈpjuːpə] / US [ˈpjupə] noun [countable] Word forms pupa : singular pupa plural pupas or pupae UK [ˈpjuːpiː] / US [ˈpjuˌpɪ] biology an insect such as a moth while it is changing inside a cocoon or hard shell … English dictionary
pupa — pu|pa [ pjupə ] (plural pu|pas or pu|pae [ pju,pi ] ) noun count SCIENCE an insect still developing in a hard shell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Coarctate pupa — Pupa Pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Masked pupa — Pupa Pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obtected pupa — Pupa Pu pa, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
