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pupae

/ˈpjuːpiː/ /ˈpjuːpeɪ/

Meanings
noun

Crisálidas, pupas

An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

Examples :

"The gardener was surprised to find several pupae attached to the underside of the leaves, each one transforming into a butterfly. "
El jardinero se sorprendió al encontrar varias crisálidas adheridas a la parte inferior de las hojas, cada una transformándose en una mariposa.
biology animal insect nature organism stage

Related Words

Illustration transforming

transforming verb

/trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ/ /trænzˈfɔrmɪŋ/

Transformar, cambiar

"The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold."

Los alquimistas buscaban transformar el plomo en oro.

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

Desarrollo, crecimiento

"The development of this story has been slow."

El desarrollo de esta historia ha sido lento.

Illustration surprised

surprised verb

/səˈpɹaɪzd/

Sorprender

"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."

Me sorprende que deba el doble de lo que pensaba.

Illustration inferior

inferior noun

/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/ /ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/

Inferior, subordinado

"As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."

Como eres mi inferior, puedo decirte que hagas lo que quiera.

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

Terreno, propiedad

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

La familia posee varias propiedades, una pequeña parcela de tierra detrás de su casa.

Illustration insect

insect noun

/ˈɪnsɛkt/

Insecto

"Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps."

Nuestro cobertizo tiene varias infestaciones de insectos, incluyendo hormigas, chaquetas amarillas y avispas.

Illustration gardener

gardener noun

/ˈɡɑːdnə/ /ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/

Jardinero

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

Reflexiona sobre el hecho de que Dios te ha hecho jardinero, para erradicar el vicio y plantar la virtud.

Illustration between

between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

Aguja entretela

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

La costurera usó una aguja entretela resistente para crear una puntada precisa y uniforme en la tela gruesa de tapicería.

Illustration butterfly

butterfly noun

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

Mariposa

"A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "

Una hermosa mariposa revoloteaba alrededor de las flores del jardín.

Illustration attached

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

Adjuntar, unir, sujetar

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Un oficial está adjunto a un determinado regimiento, compañía o barco.

Illustration underside

underside noun

/ˈʌndɚsaɪd/

Parte inferior, parte de abajo

"The cat likes to sleep on the underside of the chair to stay out of sight. "

Al gato le gusta dormir en la parte inferior de la silla para no ser visto.

Illustration transform

transform noun

/tɹænzˈfɔːm/ /tɹænzˈfɔɹm/

Transformación

"The mathematical transform used to convert the raw data into a frequency spectrum helped the engineers analyze the sound waves. "

La transformación matemática utilizada para convertir los datos sin procesar en un espectro de frecuencias ayudó a los ingenieros a analizar las ondas sonoras.