pupa

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈpjuːpə/

Definition of pupa

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
    “The public is the pupae of the purposely purblind […]”

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.

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