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pseudopupa
noun
pseu·do·pupa
\¦sü(ˌ)dō+\
Definition of pseudopupa
: resting stage that intervenes in any of various insects between two of the larval stages of hypermetamorphosis; also : an individual in this stage
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Origin and Etymology of pseudopupa
New Latin, from pseud- + pupa
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