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The term "pupa" was first used in entomology by the Swedish physician and naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) in his 1758 work, Systema Naturae. He derived the term from the Latin word "pupa," which referred to a girl or young woman.
The reason for this choice of terminology is not entirely clear, but it is thought that it may have been influenced by the perception of a pupa as being a dormant, inactive stage, akin to a girl or doll.
Over time, the term "pupa" has become widely accepted in the scientific community as the name for the specific developmental stage in insects.
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