larva

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

lar·va

noun \ˈlär-və\
plural ; lar·vae \-(ˌ)vē, -ˌvī\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation)also ; larvas

Definition of LARVA

1
: the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis from which the adult emerges
2
: the early form of an animal (as a frog) that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters
lar·val \-vəl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective

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