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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 | ||||||||
| 25% | 9 | Pupa | ||||||
noun • pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon | ||||||||
| 25% | 6 | Pupa's protection | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
Pupa Predecessor Crossword Clue
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LARVA which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LARVA
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