larva

«larva» in Mova's school dictionary: The young form of an insect (and some other animals, like… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a larva, larvae)

meaning for a pupil

The young form of an insect (and some other animals, like frogs and fish) after it hatches from the egg and before it changes into an adult; it often looks like a worm, such as a caterpillar or a maggot. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science: life cycles — egg, larva, pupa, adult — this is complete metamorphosis (butterflies, beetles, flies). Caterpillars are butterfly larvae; maggots are fly larvae; tadpoles are sometimes called frog larvae. Phrases: «insect larvae», «mosquito larvae», «the larva stage».

examples

• A caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly. tree →
• The larva hatched from a tiny egg. tree →
• Mosquito larvae live in still water. tree →
• The larva eats and grows before it becomes a pupa. tree →
• Maggots are the larvae of flies. tree →
• We drew the life cycle: egg, larva, pupa and adult. tree →
• Ladybird larvae look like tiny spiky crocodiles. tree →

note

Plural: larvae (said LAR-vee), from Latin; «larvas» is rare. Adjective: larval. Do not confuse with «lava» (hot melted rock from a volcano).

In the corpora

• Weaver ants sew leaves into nests, holding their own larvae like glue sticks that spin silk.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «larva» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.