Verpuppung

German

Etymology

verpuppen + -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈpʊpʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧pup‧pung

Noun

Verpuppung f (genitive Verpuppung, plural Verpuppungen)

  1. pupation
    Synonym: Verpuppen
    Antonym: Entpuppung
    Die Schmetterlingslarve entwickelt sich von der Raupe über die Verpuppung zum Schmetterling.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

  • Verpuppungsart

Further reading

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