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[ adjective ] of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages

Examples

"the prepupal stage"

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The life_history of the alkali_bee is similar to that of Andrena , but the first activity of the adults does not take_place until summer , and the individuals hibernate in the prepupal stage .

Related terms

immature

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