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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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By Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
4.6
21902,190 ratings
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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A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate
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Email: [email protected]
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London +44 20 7193 2113
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Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate
Site: http://waywordradio.org/
Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/
Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/
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