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Definition of larva - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
insect stageTECH. immature form of an insect that undergoes metamorphosisTECH.
- The butterfly emerges from the larva after metamorphosis..
2.
biologyTECH. immature form of an animal different from its adult stageTECH.
- Frog larvae are commonly known as tadpoles..
Images of larva
immature form of an insect that undergoes metamorphosis 
immature form of an animal different from its adult stage
Expressions with larva
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skin condition caused by migrating larvae
The patient was diagnosed with cutaneous larva migrans.
Origin of larva
Latin, larva (ghost, mask)
Terms with larva included in their meaning
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insect
wormlike larva of butterflies or moths
biology
larva of a fly, typically found in decaying matter
agricultural pest
larva of moths damaging young plants
biology
seed with a moth larva that moves
insect life cycle
insect stage between larva and adult with internal changes
biology
larva of Bombyx mori feeding on mulberry leaves
amphibian stage
young aquatic larva of a frog or toad
aquatic
red wormlike aquatic larva of a midge
insect
white butterfly or its larva that eats cabbage leaves
plant pests
insect larva that burrows between leaf layers
entomology
larva of a botfly, which infests animals
insects
larva of a mosquito
tree pest
insect or larva that bores into wood
cattle lesion
lesion under the skin caused by bot fly larva
insect
larva with large jaws, buries in sand to trap prey
insect
larva of the green lacewing
insect pest
insect whose adult infests apple trees and larva bores into apples
moth larva
larva of moths feeding in large groups on crops
parasite
encysted saclike larva of a tapeworm
insect
green larva of a cabbage butterfly
insect
larva of certain insects making protective cases
larva case
protective case built by insect larvae from silk and debris
bug
aquatic insect larva that lives inside small protective cases
insect
larva of the caddis fly, often building a protective case
Examples of larva in a sentence
Scientists studied the larva under the microscope. The butterfly starts as a larva. The larva will eventually become a beetle.
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- French:larve, chenille, ...
- German:Larve, ...
- Italian:larva, ...
- Spanish:larva, cría, ...
- Portuguese:larva, ...
- Chinese:幼虫, 幼态, ...
- Japanese:幼虫, オタマジャクシ, ...
- Arabic:يَرَقَة, حَوْرِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:זָחָל, דְּרָרָה, ...
- Russian:личинка, ...
- Ukrainian:личинка, ...
- Hindi:लार्वा, टैडपोल, ...
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