pūpa (puppa), ae, f. [pupus].
I A girl , damsel , lass , Mart. 4, 20, 2; Aus. Idyll. 7, 2, 2; Inscr. Orell. 2449.—
II Transf., a doll , puppet , Varr. ap. Non. 156, 20; Pers. 2, 70; Hier. Ep. 128, 1; Lact. 2, 4, 12 sq.
·noun A genus of air-breathing land snails having an elongated spiral shell. II. Pupa ·noun Any ins...
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