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pupate

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pupate [′pyü‚pāt]
(invertebrate zoology)
To develop into a pupa.
To pass through a pupal stage.


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They watched them pupate, and when more than 200 painted lady butterflies emerged, the children released them in a colourful cloud around the garden.
They watched them pupate, and when more than 200 painted lady butterflies emerged, the children released them in a colourful cloud around the garden in the school grounds.
It is time these pests disappeared to the sheltered spot to pupate for the winter but these mild conditions are encouraging them to stay and feed even more on my winter crops.
 
 
 
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