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Webster 1913 Edition

Pupivorous

Pu-piv′o-rous

,

Adj.

[

Pupa

+ L.

vorare

to devour.]

(Zool.)

Feeding on the pupæ of insects.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pupivorous

PUPIV'OROUS

,

Adj.

[pupa and L. voro.] Feeding on the larvas and chrysalides of insects.

Definition 2024

pupivorous

pupivorous

English

Adjective

pupivorous ‎(not comparable)

(zoology) Feeding on the pupae of insects.