“pupate”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pupate

释义

pupate, v.|ˈpjuːpeɪt|
[f. pupa + -ate³ 1.]
intr. To become a pupa or chrysalis. Also fig.
1879in Webster Suppl.1881E. A. Ormerod Man. Injurious Ins. 15 Commonly they quit the leaves and pupate in the ground.1902Q. Rev. Apr. 394 If they lived long enough to pupate, the pupa perished.1939Duncan & Pickwell World of Insects iv. 60 In its preparation to pupate, the swallowtail larva crawls to the underside of a stem.1977Sci. Amer. May 143/1 One fly larva, armed with antienzymes, feeds on the take and pupates cheerfully in the depths of the pitcher.1979Times 14 Nov. 12/7 The Parliamentary Labour Party, which has always lived on the edge of a metamorphosis into a cowardly rabble, has already begun to pupate, and will shortly complete the process.

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