PUPA OBTECTA


Meaning of PUPA OBTECTA in English

-äbˈtektə noun

( plural pupae obtec·tae -kˌtē)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, obtected pupa

: a typical pupa (as the chrysalis of most lepidopterans) in which the appendages are closely bound to the body

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