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Larva has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

2

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
animal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ascidian tadpole bladder worm cercaria wireworm mealworm wiggler strawworm doodlebug aphid lion hellgrammiate caseworm caterpillar nymph leptocephalus bot grub tadpole

Origin

The word comes from the Latin larva, which originally meant a disembodied spirit, ghost, or goblin. Over time, this term was applied to the worm-like stage of insect development.

Rhyming Words
curva nerva marva narva parva charva riserva minerva prolarva conferva delmarva gandharva postlarva paralarva dauerlarva contrayerva mayhem parva mosquito larva juniperus recurva snout moth's larva
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