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Meaning of larva in English
Pronunciation
/ˈlɑrvə/
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Noun
larva
Etymology
mid 17th century (denoting a disembodied spirit or ghost): from Latin, literally ‘ghost, mask’
Definitions
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