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Meaning
Noun
●
In Baby animals & Entomology:
An early
stage
of growth for some
insects
and
amphibians
, in which after
hatching
from their
egg
,
insects
are
wingless
and
resemble
a
caterpillar
or
grub
, and
amphibians
lack
limbs
and
resemble
fish.
●
In Baby animals:
An
animal
in the
aforementioned
stage.
●
In Baby animals:
A form of a
recently
born
or
hatched
animal
that is quite different from its
adult
stage.
●
A
preliminary
stage
of someone
or something
, before it has
fully
matured
, especially a time of growth
rather than
one of performance.
Sourced from
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Origin
larva
English
larva
Latin
Lares
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Worm
Embryo
Spores
Pupae
Insect
Hatchery
Fungus
Mosquito
Roaches
Eggs
Caterpillars
Pupa
Egg
Beetle
Snail
Moth
Mycelium
Parasite
Insects
Bacterium
Mite
Tadpoles
Aphids
Beetles
Organism
Ovary
Nest
Instars
Cyst
Nymphs
Caterpillar
Spore
Animal
Cockroach
Nymphal
Bacteria
Trophozoite
Bird
Locust
Butterfly
Flower
Pathogen
Nymph
Pollen
Hatchlings
Locusts
Cell
Cercariae
Frog
Zygote
Viviparous
Sporophyte
Mantis
Egg Sacs
Fruiting Bodies
Green Lacewing
Fruit Fly
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Rhymes
Larva
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