pupate

Verb

Meaning

To become a pupa.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

become cause create bring begin detect deliver arise acquire derive consume convey commence conceive beget
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Hypernyms

produce get develop grow acquire

Examples

the insect larva pupate Source: Internet

Here they remain until they thrust through the cuticle and pupate (males) or release infective first- instar larvae onto flowers (females). Source: Internet

When the larvae mature (usually 16 days after being hatched) they eat their way out of the fruit, drop to the ground, and pupate just below the soil and emerge within one to two weeks as mature flies. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pupariate pupariation puparium pupation pupe Pupel