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pupigerous

adjective
pu·pig·er·ous | \-j(ə)rəs\

Definition of pupigerous 

: bearing or containing a pupa —used of dipterous larvae that do not molt when the pupa is formed within them but retain the larval skin as a pupal covering

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New Latin pupa + English -igerous

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