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puparium

noun
pu·​par·​i·​um | \ pyü-ˈper-Ä“-É™m How to pronounce puparium (audio) \
plural puparia\ pyü-​ˈper-​Ä“-​É™ How to pronounce puparia (audio) \

Definition of puparium

: a rigid outer shell formed from the larval skin that covers some pupae (as of a dipteran fly)

First Known Use of puparium

1815, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for puparium

New Latin, from pupa

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