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vae — lar·vae·vo·rid; lar·vae·vor·i·dae; … English syllables
lar — acap·su·lar; acel·lu·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; acic·u·lar; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; ad·u·lar·ia; ae·dic·u·lar; afla·gel·lar; aglo·mer·u·lar; agui·lar·ite; ali·vin·cu·lar; al·lar·gan·do; al·ve·o·lar·i·form; am·phi·sty·lar; … English syllables
lar|va — «LAHR vuh», noun, plural vae. 1. the early form of an insect from the time it leaves the egg until it becomes a pupa. A caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth. A grub is the larva of a beetle. Maggots are the larvae of flies. Larvae look … Useful english dictionary
larval — lar·va (lär’və) n. pl. lar·vae ( vē) or lar·vas 1) The newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis. 2) The newly hatched, earliest form of any of various animals that undergo metamorphosis, differing markedly … Word Histories
larva — lar|va [ larvə ] (plural lar|vae [ lar,vi ] ) noun count an insect after it has left the egg and looks like a short thick WORM before it changes into an insect with wings ╾ lar|val adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
larvae — lar·vae (lahrґve) [L.] plural of larva … Medical dictionary
larvaevorid — lar·vae·vo·rid … English syllables
larvaevoridae — lar·vae·vor·i·dae … English syllables
larva — 1. The wormlike developmental stage or stages of an insect or helminth that are markedly different from the adult and undergo subsequent metamorphosis; a grub, maggot, or caterpillar. 2. The second stage in the life cycle of a tick; the … Medical dictionary
dae — acan·thi·sit·ti·dae; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; acar·i·dae; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; achet·i·dae; acras·pe·dae; acrid·i·dae; acroc·e·rat·i·dae; ac·ro·chor·di·dae; adap·i·dae; ae·ge·ri·i·dae; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·o·lid·i·dae; aeto·bat·i·dae;… … English syllables
