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Definisjon av larva

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Noun
larva - 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
animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
ascidian tadpole free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord
bladder worm encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
cercaria tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
wireworm wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
mealworm the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
wriggler, wiggler larva of a mosquito
jointworm, strawworm larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
ant lion, antlion, doodlebug winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
aphid lion, aphis lion carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
hellgrammiate, dobson large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
caseworm insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
nymph a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
leptocephalus slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
bot botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
grub a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
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Substantiv
larva - 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 ressemble fish.
larva - An animal in the aforementioned stage.
larva - A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

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  • A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Larva is Latin for "ghost.

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  • larva
    A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg.
  • larva
    An animal at the larva stage.

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  • Entall: larva
  • Flertall: larvae

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