pupal
- s of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage
the pupal stage
- But the body, deprived of the stimulus, remained frozen in the pupal stage.
- Ades males become sex-conscious five hours after emerging from their pupal cases.
- We made some missteps, of course -- Marion Barry comes to mind -- and we did fail to notice some of those who were in their pupal leadership stage -- Newt Gingrich, say -- but the .