larva

noun

lar·va ˈlär-və How to pronounce larva (audio)

plural larvae ˈlär-(ˌ)vē How to pronounce larva (audio)

-ˌvī

also larvas

: the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis (see chrysalis sense 1a) from which the adult emerges

: the early form of an animal (such as a frog or sea urchin) that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters

larval

ˈlär-vəl

adjective

Example Sentences

The larva of a butterfly is called a caterpillar. the larva looked ugly, but it was destined to hatch into a beautiful butterfly

Recent Examples on the Web The egg hatches into a legless larva that consumes the paralyzed insect(s).

Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 As LeBrun and his colleagues describe in their new paper, this worker-to-larva transmission creates some seriously bad timing for the colony.

Matt Simon, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022 This larva is between about two and two and a half inches.

Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 8 June 2022 Two-thirds of native bee species live in nests underground in complex tunnel systems designed to protect the developing larva from predators, fungus, weather conditions and other diseases.

Leah Taylor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2022 Patterning associated with textiles merges with kaleidoscopic dance routines of a larva-world Busby Berkeley.

Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Work in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is particularly far along, both in the larva (which has about 10,000 neurons) and in the adult (with about 135,000 neurons).

Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 Wood bark or medicinal herbs in the passengers’ bags also carried insects, larva and potential plant disease, which were sent to an entomologist and pathologist at the Department of Agriculture, according to Customs and Border Protection.

Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021 The silkworm is the larva of Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth.

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021 See More

Medical Definition

larva

noun

lar·va ˈlär-və How to pronounce larva (audio)

plural larvae -(ˌ)vē How to pronounce larva (audio)

-ˌvī

also larvas

: the early form of an animal (as a frog) that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters

单词	larva
释义	larva noun lar·va ˈlär-və plural larvae ˈlär-(ˌ)vē -ˌvī also larvas 1 : the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis (see chrysalis sense 1a) from which the adult emerges 2 : the early form of an animal (such as a frog or sea urchin) that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters larval ˈlär-vəl adjective Synonyms naiad nymph See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The larva of a butterfly is called a caterpillar. the larva looked ugly, but it was destined to hatch into a beautiful butterfly Recent Examples on the Web The egg hatches into a legless larva that consumes the paralyzed insect(s). Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 As LeBrun and his colleagues describe in their new paper, this worker-to-larva transmission creates some seriously bad timing for the colony. Matt Simon, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022 This larva is between about two and two and a half inches. Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 8 June 2022 Two-thirds of native bee species live in nests underground in complex tunnel systems designed to protect the developing larva from predators, fungus, weather conditions and other diseases. Leah Taylor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2022 Patterning associated with textiles merges with kaleidoscopic dance routines of a larva-world Busby Berkeley. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Work in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is particularly far along, both in the larva (which has about 10,000 neurons) and in the adult (with about 135,000 neurons). Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 Wood bark or medicinal herbs in the passengers’ bags also carried insects, larva and potential plant disease, which were sent to an entomologist and pathologist at the Department of Agriculture, according to Customs and Border Protection. Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021 The silkworm is the larva of Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021 See More Word History Etymology New Latin, from Latin, specter, mask; akin to Latin lar Lar First Known Use 1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition larva noun lar·va ˈlär-və plural larvae -vē 1 : a young wingless form (as a grub or caterpillar) of many insects that hatches from an egg 2 : an early form of any animal (as a frog) that at birth or hatching is very different from its parents Medical Definition larva noun lar·va ˈlär-və plural larvae -(ˌ)vē -ˌvī also larvas 1 : the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis from which the adult emerges 2 : the early form of an animal (as a frog) that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters larva noun as in nymph a young wingless often wormlike form (as a grub or caterpillar) that hatches from the egg of many insects the larva looked ugly, but it was destined to hatch into a beautiful butterfly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nymph pupa naiad
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