prepupal

1. 1.

   of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages

   “the prepupal stage”

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Questions about prepupal

What does prepupal mean?

prepupal means "of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages".

How many syllables are in prepupal?

prepupal has 3 syllables: pre-pu-pal. The stress falls on "pre".

Is prepupal a common word?

prepupal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.