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puparium

/ pjuːˈpɛərɪəm /

noun

  1. a hard barrel-shaped case enclosing the pupae of the housefly and other dipterous insects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • puˈparial, adjective
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Example Sentences

The mode in which insects make their way out of the puparium differs in different orders.

Female puparium varying in colour; circular in outline, usually flat, sometimes rather convex; pellicles usually in the centre.

Female puparium circular, flat, brown; diameter, about 1/20in.

Male puparium rather longer than that of the female, the pellicle at one end; not carinated above.

Female puparium nearly circular, convex, greyish or brownish in colour, about 1/15in.

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