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New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.
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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
The screwworm is a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly that can invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, including humans.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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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
The screwworm is a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly that can invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, including humans.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larva
nymph
Noun
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Wandering among the half naked nymphs and leering wolves and buff mermen poking their lovely wet heads out of glassy forest pools, their eyes dark with wanting to drag her down to oblivion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Inspectors spotted a live adult German cockroach below the front cold-top refrigerator and six live nymph cockroaches on the floor on the opposite side of that refrigerator.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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