pupa

• n. [昆] 蛹
• n. (Pupa)人名；(意)普帕

来自拉丁语papa,小女孩，布偶，来自pupus,小男孩，-a,表阴性。瑞典植物学家林奈借用该词命名，把蛹比做未长大的小女孩。

pupa (n.)

"post-larval stage of an insect," 1773, special use by Linnæus (1758) of Latin pupa "girl, doll, puppet" (see pupil (n.1)) on notion of "undeveloped creature." Related: Pupal; pupiform.

1. The butterfly emerged from the pupa.

蝴蝶由蛹孵化而出.

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2. Silent transformation in the way , the pupa into a butterfly.

在无声之中蜕变, 蛹变成蝴蝶.

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3. They are egg, young ( wormlike form ) , pupa and adult ( winged form ) .

它们是卵 、 幼虫 、 蛹、 成虫.

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4. A man one day pick up a butterfly pupa.

有一个人无意中找到一个蝴蝶蛹.

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5. The insect stows tomorrow in the egg and pupa.

昆虫把明天蕴藏在卵蛹之中.

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