larva

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lar·va /ˈlɑːvə $ ˈlɑːrvə/ noun (plural larvae /-viː/) [countable]  HBIa young insect with a soft tube-shaped body, which will later become an insect with wings 〔昆虫的〕幼虫，幼体 SYN grub, → pupa →4  See picture of 见图 METAMORPHOSIS —larval adjective →5 see picture at 见图 metamorphosis

Examples from the Corpus

larva• There will be larvae too, but these are small and go through the sieve.• The sea squirt larva is not the only filter-feeder with such a significant rod in its back.• There are three stages - larva, nymph and adult - each of which quite often feeds off a different host.• At higher temperatures, development is faster and the larvae are hyperactive, thus depleting their lipid reserves.• Escamoles are the larva and pupa stage of the red ant.• This, at least, is some suggestion of a backbone, but the larva does not keep it for very long.• Growth is rapid, on a diet of tiny larvae, worms and relatives.• The eggs sit all winter, but don't turn to larvae until there's a rain.Origin larva (1600-1700) Latin “ghost, mask”

lar·va nounChineseSyllable  

body, a a soft tube-shaped young with insect Corpus

larva
lar‧va /ˈlɑːvə $ ˈlɑːrvə/ noun (plural larvae /-viː/) [countable]a young insect with a soft tube-shaped body, which will later become an insect with wings
   SYN  grub ⇨ pupa
—larval adjective

larvaBrE /ˈlɑːvə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɑːrvə/ 🔊 noun (

plural

lar·vae BrE /ˈlɑːviː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlɑːrviː/ 🔊 )

an insect at the stage when it has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm 幼虫；幼体▸ lar·val BrE /ˈlɑːvl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɑːrvl/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] ◆an insect in its larval stage处于幼体阶段的昆虫