puparium

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əm/
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/pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əm/ · /pjuˈpɛɹi.əm/

Definition of puparium

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.

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Etymology

A New Latin coinage from pūpa (“pupa”, originally “little girl; doll”) + -ārium (“place”), equivalent to English pupa + -arium.

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