Usually means: Transition stage between larva, pupa.
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  1. prepupa: Merriam-Webster
  2. prepupa: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. prepupa: Collins English Dictionary
  4. prepupa: Wiktionary
  5. prepupa: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. prepupa: Dictionary.com
  7. prepupa: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Glossary of Entomology (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (prepupa)

▸ noun:  An organism in a developmental stage that immediately precedes the pupa.

Similar:
preimago, larva, preparenthood, prepore, forestage, prebreeder, embryo, predauer, prem, predevelopment, more...

Opposite:
pupa, larva, adult, imago

Types:
chrysalis, cocoon, more...

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Similar:
preimago, larva, preparenthood, prepore, forestage, prebreeder, embryo, predauer, prem, predevelopment, more...

Opposite:
pupa, larva, adult, imago

Types:
chrysalis, cocoon, more...



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