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Recent Examples of larva
Adult female flies can lay up to 400 eggs at a time, and each larva in a human patient has to be physically dug out from infected flesh.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The parasite — the larva of the New World screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America and Mexico.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The parasite — the larva of the New World screwworm fly — can devastate cattle herds and is rife in parts of Central America and Mexico.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larva
nymph
Noun
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Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
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Signs of an infestation include fecal stains (black or rusty-looking spots) on fabrics, shed skins, or the adult bugs, which are oval, flat, reddish-brown and about 3/16-inch long or nymphs, which are yellowish and transparent, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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