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PUPAE Synonyms

There are 4 synonyms of the word pupae. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word pupae. (close relations)
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chrysalises
nounn
noun

• pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon

cocoons
nounn
noun

• silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

verb

• retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment

• wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

larvae
nounn
noun

• the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

nymphs
nounn
noun

• (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

• a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

• a voluptuously beautiful young woman

Best Hypernyms For PUPAE

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insect

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