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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Pŭ'pă, n.

noun

n.; pl. PŪ'PÆ. [Lat. pupa, girl, doll, puppet, f. of pupus. See supra.] (Entom.) One of the states in the complete metamorphosis of an insect. See INSECT.

The illustration shows a pupa and caterpillar of a peacock butterfly on a plant stem.
Pupa and Caterpillar of Peacock Butterfly.