Thesaurus results for PUPA

pupa

noun

as in larva

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Recent Examples of pupa The same insect can munch leaves in summer as a caterpillar, sleep through winter as a pupa, and sip flower nectar in spring as a butterfly. —

Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026 Once the first spring generation pupates, the pupae wait out the summer heat, maturing into adults that emerge in early autumn. —

Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026 The scientists found that even though the young ant was perfectly healthy, the worker ant started unpacking the pupa's cocoon, proving the smell was the active call to action. —

Arundathi Nair, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026 Five pounds of fresh cherries infested with live European cherry fruit fly maggots and pupae were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. —

Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pupa

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larva

Noun

The larva will hatch and eat the paralyzed cicada.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026