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pupa
An immature stage in the development of those insects which have a larva completely different in structure from the adult, and in which complete metamorphosis occurs. The pupa is a resting stage in which the larval structure is reorganized to form the adult: all but the nervous system changes. Feeding and locomotion are meanwhile suspended.
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