The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pupation
Pupation \Pu*pa"tion\, n. (Zo["o]l.) the act of becoming a pupa.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pupation
1837, noun of action from pupate (v.).
Wiktionary
pupation
n. The act or process of pupate.
Usage examples of "pupation".
A few days after the queens had emerged from pupation they were brought by the thousands to the huge test sphere at Detrick, there to fly, while the Africans were kept in their hives.