an insect in the stage between larva and imago [n PUPAS or PUPAE]
insect in the stage between the larva and the winged adult
an intermediate usually quiescent stage of a metamorphic insect (as a bee, moth, or beetle) that occurs between the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a cocoon or protective covering, and undergoes internal changes by which larval structures are replaced by those typical of the imago
an intermediate stage of a metamorphic insect [n PUPAE, PUPAS] : PUPAL [adj]