Larva
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English
Etymology
From Latin larva (ghost-like, masked).
Noun
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- A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg
- an animal in the aforementioned stage.
- A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
Pronunciation
- Homophones: lava (in non-rhotic accents)
Translations
a stage of growth
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an animal in such stage of growth
recently born or hatched
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- Breton: larvenn f -ed plural
- Indonesian: larva
- Interlingua: larva
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /Ëlaɹ.va/
Noun Form
larva plural of larvë (larva)
- larvae.
Latin
Noun
larva, -ae f
First declension
Norwegian
Noun
larva
- definite singular of larve
Swedish
Verb
larva
- to behave flippantly; to tramp
Derived terms
fr:larva io:larva it:larva ja:larva pt:larva fi:larva zh:larva