Larva - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlɑːrvə|
Brit.
|ˈlɑːvə|
noun
- 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
Extra examples
The larva of a butterfly is called a caterpillar.
...the larva looked ugly, but it was destined to hatch into a beautiful butterfly...
The larva then transforms to a pupa.
Word forms
noun
singular: larva
plural: larvae or larvas
singular: larva
plural: larvae or larvas
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