MEANING
An immature developmental stage of an animal that differs substantially from its adult form.
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- insect larva
- larval stage
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The larva moved beneath the leaf.
Several larvae occupied the sample.
The diagram compared the larva with the adult.
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Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular larva; plural larvae or larvas. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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