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cover of episode Of Pupae and Pupils (minicast) - 10 Aug. 2011

Of Pupae and Pupils (minicast) - 10 Aug. 2011

2011/8/10
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A question from a listener on the “A Way with Words” Facebook page has Martha musing about the entomological and etymological connections between the word pupil and the pupal stage of an insect’s life.

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