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Recent Examples of larva
The larva will hatch and eat the paralyzed cicada.
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Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
People often submerse themselves in water to ease their suffering, allowing the worm to release larva that then infect others.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
The larva of the insect can burrow into the flesh of living mammals like cows and horses, and can be deadly.
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Cbs Texas Staff,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
People often submerse themselves in water to ease their suffering, allowing the worm to release larva that then infect others.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
The larva of the insect can burrow into the flesh of living mammals like cows and horses, and can be deadly.
—
Cbs Texas Staff,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larva
nymph
Noun
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Pale yellowish flakes may be shed skins from growing nymphs.
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Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors.
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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