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Meaning of "pupae" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUPAE

pupae  [ˈpjuːpiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUPAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pupae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUPAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pupae

Pupa

A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete metamorphosis, going through four life stages; embryo, larva, pupa and imago.. The pupae of different groups of insects have different names such as chrysalis for the pupae of butterflies and tumbler for those of the mosquito family. Pupae may further be enclosed in other structures such as cocoons, nests or shells.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUPAE


AARP
ˌeɪeɪɑːˈpiː
AHP
ˌeɪeɪtʃˈpiː
AVP
ˌeɪviːˈpiː
burpee
ˈbɜːpiː
EDP
ˌiːdiːˈpiː
LRP
ˌelɑːˈpiː
NLP
ˌɛnɛlˈpiː
OHP
ˌəʊeɪtʃˈpiː
opepe
əʊˈpiːpiː
OUP
əʊjuːˈpiː
pea
piː
pee
piː
pipi
ˈpɪpiː
rupee
ruːˈpiː
tapis
ˈtæpiː
teepee
ˈtiːpiː
tempi
ˈtɛmpiː
tepee
ˈtiːpiː
tippee
tɪˈpiː
Tupi
tuːˈpiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUPAE

pup
pup tent
pupa
pupal
puparia
puparial
puparium
pupate
pupation
pupfish
pupigerous
pupil
pupil nurse
pupil power
pupil teacher
pupilability
pupilage
pupilar
pupilarity
pupilary

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUPAE

ae
algae
culpae
curriculum vitae
dae
fae
formulae
gae
hae
kae
larvae
nae
reggae
sae
salpae
scopae
spae
sundae
tae
vitae

Synonyms and antonyms of pupae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pupae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUPAE

Find out the translation of pupae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pupae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pupae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pupas
570 millions of speakers

English

pupae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pupae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشرانق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

куколки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pupas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিউপা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pupes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pupae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Puppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번데기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pupae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pupae
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिल्ला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pupa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pupe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poczwarki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лялечки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pupe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρυσαλλίδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

papies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puppor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puppe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pupae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPAE»

The term «pupae» is regularly used and occupies the 91.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPAE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pupae» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pupae» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pupae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUPAE»

Discover the use of pupae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pupae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sexing spruce budworm pupae
FOREST SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 370 REED ROAD, BROOMALL, PA. 19008 Abstract. Spruce budworm pupae can be sexed by the location and shape of the genital opening. The opening spans the 8th abdominal  ...
Daniel T. Jennings, Mark W. Houseweart, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station (Radnor, Pa.), 1978
2
Prescribed burning to increase mortality of pandora moth pupae
J. M. Schmid, L. Thomas, Terrence J. Rogers, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.) 2 Table 1.— Mean number of collected pupae and percent of. Methods On June 24-25, 1980, the three locations were ...
J. M. Schmid, L. Thomas, Terrence J. Rogers, 1981
3
Taxonomy of Acrobasis Larvae and Pupae in Eastern North ...
Material Examined CONNECTICUT: Guilford, 14 larvae, 12 pupae, Alnus, 22-VI- 67, Coll. H. H. Neunzig and A. L. Kyles. Marlboro, 9 pupae, Alnus, 13-VI-69, Coll. H. H. Neunzig and E. J. Venuto. MASSACHUSETTS: Rutland, 2 larvae, 3 pupae,  ...
H. H. Neunzig, 1972
4
Sexing large aspen tortrix pupae
CKY. MOUNTAIN. FOREST. AND. RANGE. EXPERIMENT. STATI. Sexing. Large. Aspen. Tortrix. Pupae. 1 2 Daniel T. Jennings and Robert E. Acciavatti Large aspen tortrix pupae can be sexed by the position and configuration of the genital  ...
Daniel T. Jennings, 1975
5
The larvae and pupae of the mosquitoes belonging to the ...
The Larvae and Pupae of the Mosquitoes Belonging to the Culex Subgenera Melanoconion and Mochlostyrax By Richard H. Foote, entomologist, Insect Detection and Identification, Agricultural Research Service THIS bulletin brings up to date ...
Richard Herbert Foote, 1954
6
Sex identification of adults and pupae of a birch ...
Richard Allen Werner, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station ( Portland, Or.) LRSITY OF MINNESOTA 3 1951 P01 093 971 F LITERATURE CITED Butt, B. A., and E. Cantu. l962. Sex determination of lepidopterous pupae.
Richard Allen Werner, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.), 1976
7
Butterflies of British Columbia: Including Western Alberta, ...
The butterfly larvae and pupae may have one or more organs that secrete chemicals for communication with ants or for feeding ants with a sugary solution ( honeydew) containing amino acids and carbohydrates.They may also have organs ...
Jon Shepard, Crispin Guppy, 2011
8
Handbook on Ingredients for Aquaculture Feeds
Fishes Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) fry had poor growth when fed silkworm pupae meal but feed efficiency was found to be satisfactory"'. Replacing fish meal with silkworm pupae meal in diets for the common carp as well as the grass ...
J.W. Hertrampf, F. Piedad-Pascual, 2003
9
Mosquitoes and Their Control
The sex of the pupae can be readily determined by the shape and the size of the genital lobe in relation to the size of the paddles, and the extent of the median fissure. Another separation technique may also be used in the laboratory. If larvae ...
Norbert Becker, Dusan Petric, Marija Zgomba, 2010
10
The Ants
Jaisson (1985) reported that workers of Formica spp. may recognize and care for pupae of other formicine genera (Camponotus and Lasius), but reject those genera in other subfamilies (Atta and Eaton). Founding queens of Camponotus ...
Bert Hölldobler, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUPAE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pupae is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aluminium—a new factor in the decline of bee populations?
The pupae were found to be heavily contaminated with aluminium, with individual contents ranging from between and 13 and nearly 200 ppm. Smaller pupae ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
2
A Market Monarchical Butterflies for Sale!
“We could keep breeding butterflies, but then sell some of our pupae.” Pupae, she promised us, travel quite well in boxes, as long as delicate packaging is used. «Houstonia Magazine, May 15»
3
Rare butterflies get new home at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
The pupae, living butterfly cocoons, are an endangered species from Indonesia. “The butterfly pupae are known by the common name, Birdwing, and they are a ... «fox5sandiego.com, Mar 15»
4
Government notifies conditions for export of dried silk worm to EU
NEW DELHI: Export of dried silk worm pupae to the European Union will be allowed subject to a shipment clearance certificate to be issued by the Chemical and ... «Economic Times, Oct 14»
5
Bee Fossils Provide Rare Glimpse into Ice Age Environment
By examining the nest cell architecture and the physical features of the bee pupae (stage of development where the bee transforms into an adult from a larva) ... «LiveScience.com, Apr 14»
6
How Ants Make Rafts to Save the Queen
“The larvae and pupae are buoyant and not entirely submerged,” said Purcell. “They are also quite fat, which may be one characteristic that helps buffer them ... «NatGeo News Watch, Feb 14»
7
Silkworm pupae, fermented duck eggs, and the return of Chang
So when he told us he was coming back for a visit, Marah tracked down some horrific-looking items at the Asian market—canned silkworm pupae and a package ... «A.V. Club, Nov 13»
8
Bee larvae taste like bacon, and other reasons to eat more insects
It was a chance for about 600 punters to sip beers, chill to DJs, listen to talks from scientists and nibble on some chocolate covered fly pupae. Hold on. What? «ABC Online, Oct 13»
9
ScienceShot: How Ants Avoid Eviction
For ant larvae and pupae, getting sick is a death sentence. When adult ants spot an infirm individual in their spotlessly clean nest, they simply chuck it out and ... «Science Now, Oct 13»
10
New method that targets mosquito larvae and pupae may help …
A malaria control method that targets mosquito larvae and pupae as they mature in standing water could be an important supplementary measure in the fight ... «News-Medical.net, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pupae [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pupae>. May 2024 ».
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