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ID 737310 Last modified 06.03.2019
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Domain Biology - Biotechnologywildlife - natural habitat
  • (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa
  • to become a pupa; pass through a pupal stage
nukkuma
Usage examples
  • Tüvekahjurite tõrjeks langetatud püünispuud peavad olema metsast välja veetud või kooritud ja koored maha maetud enne tüvekahjurite nukkumist nendel puudel.
  • Täiskasvanud röövikud lähevad mulda, kus nukkuvad hõredas kookonis.
pupate
Usage examples
  • The larval stage is followed by the pupa, a resting stage in which the caterpillar undergoes a major rebuilding of body tissues to emerge as a mature adult. For moths, many species pupate in the soil, with little or no cocoon; ...

Word forms

Inflection Type 27

nukkuma nukkus
nukkuda nukkunud
nukkub nukku
nukkutud nukkutakse

Etymology

kirjakeele sõna
  • nukkuma Saksa verpuppen eeskujul

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