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pupa

Definitions of pupa
  1. noun
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    synonyms: bambola, sottana
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    type of:
    giovinetta, signorina
    a young woman
  2. noun
    an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
    synonyms: ninfa
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    type of:
    insetto
    small air-breathing arthropod
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