pupate
/pyoo-peyt/US // ˈpyu peɪt //UK // (pjuːˈpeɪt) //
化蛹成蝶,化蛹,化蛹为蝶,成蛹
Definitions
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
pu·pat·ed, pu·pat·ing.
- : to become a pupa.
Examples
A long sigh of relief the gardener or farmer draws when the caterpillars lie quiet to pupate.
That caterpillar did not, however, pupate, or survive the winter.
When ready to pupate they go a short distance into the ground.
Some few leave their feeding place and pupate after traversing a short distance (Eristalis).
It enters the soil, burrows to a depth of one-half to two inches, and forms an earthern cell in which to pupate.
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