See Also: puparium(dictionary)

puparium (iou)



puparium noun. . E19.
[mod. Latin, formed as PUPA + -ARIUM, after herbarium etc.]
Entomology. The hardened last larval skin which encloses a later stage in some insects, esp. that enclosing the pupa in higher Diptera; a pupa so enclosed.
puparial adjective E20.
pupariate verb intrans. form a puparium L20.
pupari'ation noun the formation of a puparium L20.