Usually means: Intermediate stage between larva, adult.
Definitions Related words Mentions History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 14 dictionaries that define the word pupae:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. pupae: Merriam-Webster
  2. pupae: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pupae: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pupae: Vocabulary.com
  5. pupae: Wordnik
  6. pupae: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. pupae: Wiktionary
  8. pupae: Dictionary.com
  9. Pupae: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. pupae: FreeDictionary.org
  11. pupae: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pupae: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. pupae: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. pupae: Medical dictionary

(Note: See pupa as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (pupa)

noun:  (entomology) An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
▸ Also see pupa

Types:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    brown,     tan,     beige,     ochre,     amber, more...

Words similar to pupae

Usage examples for pupae

Idioms related to pupae

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing pupae

Words that often appear near pupae

Rhymes of pupae

Invented words related to pupae

Similar:
Types:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    brown,     tan,     beige,     ochre,     amber, more...





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux