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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > puparium
Fields of Study > zoology > animal anatomy > puparium
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal anatomy > puparium
Preferred Term:

puparium

Definition:
The hardened integument within which the pupa is formed from the skin of the last larval instar, as in dipteran flies.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
animal anatomy
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • puparia
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/984
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30