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pupae

pupae is the plural of pupa.

Meaning of pupa

Noun

pupa (plural pupae or pupas or (archaic) pupæ)

  1. An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
    • The public is the pupae of the purposely purblind […]1959 April 21, Walt Kelly, Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Seattle, Wash.: Fantagraphics Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 34
    Synonyms:
    pupe

Questions about pupae

What is pupae the plural of?
Pupae is the plural of pupa.

Words near pupae in the dictionary

  1. pupa
  2. pupacidal
  3. pupacide
  4. pupacides
  5. pupadom
  6. pupae
  7. pupahood
  8. pupal
  9. pupally
  10. pupaphobia
  11. puparia

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