adjective
- relating to or characteristic of a puparium (the hardened larval skin that encloses a pupa in certain insects)
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The puparial case protected the developing fly during metamorphosis.
- Scientists examined the puparial structure under a microscope.
- The puparial stage is crucial for proper insect development.
- Researchers collected puparial specimens from the soil samples.
- The puparial wall showed signs of the emerging adult insect.