Larva meaning

What does “larva” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“larva” is a noun with one meaning. Its most common meaning is: 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.

larva

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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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