"puparium" meaning in English

See puparium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pjuˈpɛɹi.əm/ [General-American] Forms: puparia [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəm Etymology: A New Latin coinage from pūpa (“pupa”, originally “little girl; doll”) + -ārium (“place”), equivalent to English pupa + -arium. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|-}} New Latin, {{suf|la|pūpa|-ārium|nocat=1|t1=pupa”, originally “little girl; doll|t2=place}} pūpa (“pupa”, originally “little girl; doll”) + -ārium (“place”), {{suf|en|pupa|-arium}} pupa + -arium Head templates: {{en-noun|puparia}} puparium (plural puparia)
  1. (entomology) An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.

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