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Kanji Detail for 蛹 - "pupa"
蛹
- Meaning
蛹 means "pupa."
Pupa - The immobile stage between larva and adult in insect metamorphosis.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
chrysalis; pupa
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
chrysalis, larva
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
chrysalis; pupa
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pupa, chrysalis
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A metamorphic stage that insects go through from larva to adult moth. Commonly seen in bees, butterflies, and the like. Most famous is the silkworm making cocoons.
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