pupal
🇺🇸
/ˈpjuːpəl/
🇬🇧
/ˈpjuːpəl/
adjective
R
relating to the stage in an insect's life cycle after it is a larva and before it becomes an adult
The insect is in its pupal stage before it emerges as a butterfly.
昆虫处于蛹阶段，然后变成蝴蝶。
translation
蛹的