Word "PUPA" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

Crossword Clues for PUPA

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Stage in an insect's development The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 30 Sep 2025
Cocoon, for example Thomas Joseph 18 Sep 2025
Chrysalis LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2025
Immature insect Commuter 20 Aug 2025
Young dog with a tail like a butterfly-to-be (4)
Passive insect up in Pennsylvania (4)
Stage of an insect's growth
Chrysalis raised in Pennsylvania (4)
Applaud the lad, without generating a 'nearly insect' (4)
Father is about to take up with Mother two-thirds dormant (4)
Cocoon dweller Newsday 04 May 2025
Inactive little creature (4)
Cocoon occupant Family Time 14 Apr 2025
Cocoon contents Newsday 04 Apr 2025
Little dog sits on a would-be moth
Young animal with a midway developmental stage
Developing bug, a youngster recovered (4) The Guardian Cryptic 05 Mar 2025
Intermediate stage of insect development (4)
Insect-to-be, it may be sold back (4) Puzzler Cryptic 18 Feb 2025
Life stage after larva
Post-larva state Wall Street Journal 14 Jan 2025
You insect! So passive holding a small dog like that! (4)
Stage after a larva
A young animal gets a developing insect (4)
Stage between larva and adult
Cocoon-wrapped insect stage
Immature insect Mirror Quick 14 Nov 2024
Young dog and a smaller youngster Mirror Cryptic 14 Nov 2024
Some pop up again to show insect in immature form (4)
Young adult in passive stage (4) The Guardian Cryptic 31 Oct 2024
What you may be sold, if raising future insect (4) Puzzler Cryptic 10 Oct 2024
Backed up by dad, this young creature is inactive (4)
Young animal near a dormant insect (4)
Life stage for insects that make cocoons
Young animal near a West Indian location (4)
Cocoon contents Newsday 23 May 2024
(3/6) After a few weeks the 17a finds a comfy spot and forms a ___ or chrysalis
Before a young dog finds a chrysalis (4)
Butterfly life stage
Immature 13, say, at university in Pennsylvania The Times Cryptic 16 Apr 2024
A pup, as you may see, is not yet perfect
Applaud lad leaving the stage (4)
Form of insect life in Papua New Guinea finally disappearing (4)
Passive stage of insect raised in Pennsylvania (4)
Insect stage between larva and imago (4)
Stage of metamorphosis New York Times 26 Jan 2024
Insect at development stage, (4)
Cocoon-stage moth
Insect in immature form (4)
Small thing in a kennel, a sort of immature insect (4)
Life 5 Across of an insect (4)
Intermediate stage completed after being put back a year The Times Cryptic 14 Dec 2023
Word from Latin for ''doll'' Newsday 28 Oct 2023
Stage after larva
Transformative stage Newsday 02 Sep 2023
Insect between larva and adult The Telegraph Quick 20 Aug 2023
Insect stage Premier Sunday 13 Aug 2023
Insect in a cocoon
Chrysalis Universal 22 Jun 2023
Cocoon's content Family Time 26 Feb 2023
Former larva Eugene Sheffer 08 Feb 2023
Insect in a cocoon or chrysalis, e.g Wall Street Journal 17 Jan 2023
Moth's cocoon phase New York Times 22 Nov 2022
One no longer crawling Newsday 12 Nov 2022
Chrysalis The Times Concise 04 Nov 2022
Insect stage between larva and adult The Guardian Quick 07 Sep 2022
Stage of metamorphosis New York Times 06 Aug 2022
Cocoon, for example Thomas Joseph 27 Jul 2022
Chrysalis Universal 16 Jul 2022
‘Young dog.' ‘Adult?' ‘It's not yet an adult.'
Cocoon occupant
Chrysalis The Telegraph Quick 04 Jun 2022
Insect in a cocoon Newsday 15 May 2022
Chrysalis, e.g Wall Street Journal 10 May 2022
Perhaps seal a tiny creature in a hard covering The Times Cryptic 30 Mar 2022
Cocoon, for example Thomas Joseph 16 Mar 2022
Transitional stage Newsday 05 Mar 2022
Young boxer at a stage where flighty one is not fully formed Irish Times Crosaire 21 Jan 2022
Chrysalis, e.g Wall Street Journal 13 Jan 2022
Stage between larva and imago New York Times 31 Oct 2021
Cocooned insect Premier Sunday 24 Oct 2021
Stage after larva Premier Sunday 15 Aug 2021
Moth life stage Universal 21 Jun 2021
Stage after larva Universal 06 May 2021
Chrysalis, e.g Wall Street Journal 21 Apr 2021
Part of a moth's life cycle LA Times Daily 14 Mar 2021
Part of a moth's life cycle The Washington Post 14 Mar 2021
Transformative stage The Washington Post Sunday 28 Feb 2021
Entomological specimen at university in Pennsylvania
Metamorphosis stage after larva
Immature insect form The Times Concise 09 Dec 2020
Insect stage Universal 18 Nov 2020
Butterfly-to-be, while in a cocoon Newsday 22 Sep 2020
Stage in an insect's life cycle The Washington Post 07 Jul 2020
Stage in an insect's life cycle LA Times Daily 07 Jul 2020
Cocoon stage Thomas Joseph 30 Jun 2020
Young dog with a growing insect
Chrysalis The Times Concise 01 Apr 2020
Each year involves leading intermediate stage
"Caterpillar into chrysalis, or ___. From thence into beauty": Hannibal Lecter The New Yorker 23 Mar 2020
Former larva Eugene Sheffer 21 Mar 2020
Stage for a butterfly Family Time 16 Mar 2020
Butterfly stage Family Time 10 Feb 2020
Insect stage The Telegraph Quick 18 Dec 2019
Life stage originally represented by the circled letters, prior to metamorphosis Wall Street Journal 09 Nov 2019
Immature creature raised in a year
Cocoon contents Newsday 03 Oct 2019
Chrysalis The Telegraph Quick 28 Sep 2019
Young boxer at a stage where flighty one is not fully formed Irish Times Crosaire 27 Sep 2019
Insect stage after larva The Washington Post 27 Aug 2019
Insect stage after larva LA Times Daily 27 Aug 2019
Cocoon-bound bug Universal 29 Jul 2019
Cocoon occupant USA Today 17 Jul 2019
Insect in the inactive stage of development The Guardian Speedy 07 Jul 2019
Insect in a cocoon Newsday 13 Mar 2019
A young creature growing up?
Larva The Times Concise 17 Feb 2019
Maturing mosquito Newsday 26 Jan 2019
Plump jay regularly overlooked creepy-crawly The Telegraph Toughie 16 Jan 2019
Insect stage after larva
Cocoon-bound bug
Stage after larva
Cocoon occupant
Stage after larva New York Times 10 Dec 2018
A chrysalis The Times Specialist Sunday 25 Nov 2018
Stage after larva USA Today 10 Nov 2018
Larval stage Universal 06 Oct 2018
Young setter, perhaps a future monarch?
Insect development stage Canadiana 19 Mar 2018
Cocooned stage The Chronicle of Higher Education 16 Mar 2018
Stage after larva
Larval stage
Cocooned stage
Certain insect stage Universal 05 Oct 2017
Insect life stage Canadiana 02 Oct 2017
Cocoon occupant Newsday 21 Sep 2017
Parent keeps up an appearance of immaturity
Stage of a bug's life, in a cocoon
Insect stage of development Family Time 19 Jun 2017
Butterfly-to-be Wall Street Journal 30 May 2017
Stage that means 'doll' in Latin Wall Street Journal 22 Mar 2017
Insect stage
Certain insect stage
Caterpillar product New York Times 18 Dec 2016
Chrysalis The Guardian Quick 10 Dec 2016
Thing in a cocoon Universal 15 Nov 2016
Cocoon occupant Family Time 31 Oct 2016
Rear a young creature that's inactive and immature
Insect stage The Washington Post 22 Jul 2016
Insect's stage Family Time 23 May 2016
Future butterfly Newsday 22 May 2016
Post-larval stage Universal 16 Apr 2016
Former larva Family Time 07 Feb 2016
Caterpillar product
Immature creature — ant's first stage as insect
Insect in its cocoon Universal 10 Sep 2015
Cocooned stage New York Times 09 Sep 2015
Butterfly, formerly Newsday 04 Sep 2015
Larva's descendant USA Today 26 May 2015
Post-larva stage USA Today 09 Feb 2015
Cocoon dweller Newsday 04 Feb 2015
Larva successor USA Today 02 Feb 2015
Youngster -- a developing creature The Telegraph Cryptic 31 Jan 2015
Butterfly, formerly
Cocoon dweller
Cocooned stage
Larva successor
Post-larva stage
Insect in its cocoon
Larva's descendant
Not a fully grown creature, whichever way you look at it
Future moth
Insect's quiescent stage
Insect form
Cocoon contents
Part of a life transformation
Insect stage
Cocoon occupier
Insect stage after larva
Future moth
Imago-to-be
Metamorphosis stage
Onetime larva
Insect stage
Stage in a bug's life
Stage in a bug's life
Insect stage
Stage between larva and imago
Butterfly stage
Insect in a cocoon
Stage between larva and imago
Insect stage
Metamorphosis stage
Onetime larva
It's immature and wrong, dad admits
Postlarval stage
Stage of metamorphosis
Cocoon inhabitant
Stage that includes a cocoon
Metamorphosis stage
Cocoon inhabitant
Life in a cocoon
Insect stage after larva
Cocoon's contents
Insect in a cocoon
Insect stage
Cocoon occupant
Cocoon inhabitant
Larva successor
Insect stage
Post-larva stage
Metamorphosis stage
Immobile insect
Insect stage
Cocoon contents
Stage in a bug's life
Cocoon dweller
Cocoon resident
Insect in its cocoon
Chrysalis
Larva, later
Post-larval insect
Cocoon occupant
Butterfly, once
Future imago
Cocoon's contents
Insect life stage
Onetime larva
Metamorphosis stage
Insect in a cocoon
Cocoon resident
Chrysalis, for example
Future imago
Insect stage
Insect stage
Insect stage
Chrysalis, e.g.
One-time larva
Cocoon occupant
Cocoon occupant
Imago-to-be
Metamorphosis stage
Chrysalis, e.g.
Post-larva stage
Chrysalis inhabitant
Pre-imago stage
Larva successor
Postlarval stage
Insect in a cocoon
Insect's quiescent stage
Cocoon's content
Insect in transition
Larva's elder
Growth stage in a cocoon
Post-larval insect
After larva
Chrysalis
Cocoon's contents
Stage of metamorphosis
Stage of development
Cocoon-stage insect
Insect stage
Stage between larva and imago
Insect in the post-larval stage
Chrysalis
Stage before imago
Between larva and imago
Contents of a cocoon.
Insect stage following the larva.
Post-larval form.
Chrysalis.
Stage of insect development.
Insect stage.
Cocoon dweller.
Immature insect.
Insect in a cocoon.
Occupant of a cocoon.
Cocoon.
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