| Pupa 1. (n.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago, stage. 2. (n.) A genus of air-breathing land snails having an elongated spiral shell. Thesaurus Entries arachnid, arthropod, aurelia, beetle, bug, centipede, chilopod, chrysalis, cocoon, daddy longlegs, diplopod, fly, grub, harvestman, hexapod, insect, larva, maggot, millepede, millipede, mite, nymph, nympha, pupa, scorpion, spider, tarantula, tick, wiggler, wriggler |