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larva
[lahr-vuh]
noun
plural
larvaeEntomology.the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
any animal in an analogous immature form.
the young of any invertebrate animal.
Roman Antiquity.larvae, malignant ghosts, as lemures.
larva
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
an immature free-living form of many animals that develops into a different adult form by metamorphosis
larva
plural
larvaeAn animal in an early stage of development that differs greatly in appearance from its adult stage. Larvae are adapted to a different environment and way of life from those of adults and go through a process of metamorphosis in changing to adults. Tadpoles are the larvae of frogs and toads.
The immature, wingless, and usually wormlike feeding form of those insects that undergo three stages of metamorphosis, such as butterflies, moths, and beetles. Insect larvae hatch from eggs, later turn into pupae, and finally turn into adults.
Other Word Forms
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of larva1
Example Sentences
These two parasite species have historically infected people in Southeast Asia who eat raw fish, crustaceans or vegetables that carry the parasite larvae.
Each pesticide treatment controls mosquito larvae for up to 90 days — so the treatment on those initial pools will wear off around mid-June, often the height of mosquito season.
For one, there are many different kinds that all look different, and evidence of parasitic infection can be excreted as parasitic larvae, which are microscopic.
She makes great round nests of leaves and teaches her offspring to eat wood-boring insect larvae and fruit, using those rodent-like incisors to break through hard skins or rinds to the sweet flesh inside.
In Glasgow larvae was found floating in stagnant water such as garden plant pots and ponds.
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