pupa
noun /ˈpjuːpə/
/ˈpjuːpə/
(plural pupae
/ˈpjuːpiː/
/ˈpjuːpiː/
)- an insect in the stage of development between a larva and an adult insect
compare chrysalisTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2蛹 词源late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin pupa ‘girl, doll’.