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  • 1. larva
  • Rhymes with Larva
  • Larva in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. larva
  • Rhymes with Larva
  • Larva in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. larva

noun. ['ˈlɑːrvə'] 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.

Synonyms

  • antlion
  • nymph
  • ant lion
  • cercaria
  • dobson
  • caseworm
  • caterpillar
  • brute
  • ascidian tadpole
  • grub
  • bladder worm
  • leptocephalus
  • aphid lion
  • animate being
  • wriggler
  • bot
  • polliwog
  • wiggler
  • wireworm
  • tadpole
  • beast
  • hellgrammiate
  • creature
  • mealworm
  • jointworm
  • strawworm
  • fauna
  • aphis lion
  • doodlebug
  • pollywog

Antonyms

  • male
  • mental
  • man
  • humane

Etymology

  • larva (Latin)
  • Lares (Latin)

Rhymes with Larva

  • delmarva
  • marva

Sentences with larva


1. Noun, singular or mass
After hatching, the larva is often seen crawling around indoors until it pupates into its adult form.

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