semipupa

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ pupa.

Noun

semipupa (plural semipupae)

1. (zoology) An insect in an early stage of being a pupa, after being a larva.

References

• “semi pupa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.