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lar·va
(lär′və)n. pl. lar·vae (-vē) or lar·vas
1.
a. The newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects, developing into a pupa in species that undergo complete metamorphosis.
b. The six-legged immature form of a tick or mite.
2. The newly hatched, earliest form of any of various animals that undergo metamorphosis, differing markedly in appearance from the adult.
3. Roman Mythology A malevolent spirit of the dead.
[Latin lārva, specter, mask (because it acts as a specter of or a mask for the adult form).]
lar′val adj.
Word History: The word larva referring to the newly hatched form of insects before they undergo metamorphosis comes from the Latin word lārva, meaning "evil spirit, ghost, demon." The Latin word also was used to mean "a terrifying mask," such as one that might have been worn by a Roman performer in the role of such an evil spirit. In the 1600s and 1700s, scientists began to use the Latin word to describe the stage in an insect's life during which its final form is still hidden—the larval stage is a mask, so to speak, that the insect will later remove to reveal its adult appearance.
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Adj. 1. larval - immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage; "larval societies"; "larval crayfishes"; "the larval stage"
immature - not yet mature
2. larval - relating to or typical of a larva; "the larval eye"
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Translations
يَرَقاني
larválnílarvový
larveagtig
lárva alakú
lirfu-
larválnylarvový
lârva halinde
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larval
adj → Larven-, larvenähnlich; larval stage → Larvenzustand m
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larva
(ˈlaːvə) – plural ˈlarvae (-viː) – noun a developing insect in its first stage after coming out of the egg; a grub or caterpillar. larwe يَرَقانَه ларва larva larva die Larve larve προνύμφη, κάμπια larva vastne کرم حشره toukka larve זחל डिम्भक ličinka lárva ulat lirfa larva 幼虫 유충, 애벌레 lerva kūniņa larva larve larve poczwarka او غماشولومړنى شكلحشرات د larva larvă личинка larva ličinka larva larv ตัวอ่อนของสัตว์ kurtçuk, lârva 幼蟲 личинка کسی حشرے کی نشو نما کا دور ấu trùng 幼虫
ˈlarval adjective larwe يَرَقاني ларвен larvar larvální, larvový Larven-... larveagtig προνυμφικός larval vastse- لیسه ای toukka- larvaire שׁל זַחַל डिम्भक kao ličinka lárva alakú tahap dini lirfu- larvale 幼虫の 유충의 lervos kūniņas- larva larvaal larve- larwalny څټونكى larvar larvar личиночный larvový, -álny ličinkin larvični larv- เหมือนตัวอ่อนของสัตว์ lârva halinde 幼蟲的 личинковий حشرے کی نشو نما سے متعلق thuộc ấu trùng 幼虫的
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lar·val
a. larval, larvado-a, rel. a una larva.
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