pupate

IPA/pjuːˈpeɪt/
IPA/ˈpjuːpeɪt/

pupate — verb

  • pupatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • pupateshe / she / it
  • pupatedpast simple
  • pupating-ing form

1. to stop feeding as a larva and form a hard case around the body, inside which th

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to stop feeding as a larva and form a hard case around the body, inside which the insect changes into its adult form

例句

The caterpillar stopped eating and pupated inside a thin silk case.

Joon's silkworms pupated after spinning their white cocoons in the box.

silkworms pupate after spinning their cocoons

同義詞
  • metamorphose

    broader — covers the entire transformation from egg to adult, not just the pupal stage

  • transform

    much broader — applies to any major change, not specific to insects

文法句型

[insect larva] + pupate

用法筆記

Subject is always an insect larva. Do not confuse with hatching (egg becoming larva) or emerging (adult leaving the pupa) — pupate only describes the larva-to-pupa transition.

常見錯誤

❌The egg pupated after three days.
✅The egg hatched after three days.
💡Pupate applies only to larvae entering the pupal stage, not to eggs.
❌The butterfly pupated from its chrysalis.
✅The butterfly emerged from its chrysalis.
💡Pupate means entering the pupal stage, not leaving it.