lar|va

lar|va
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 somewhat like worms. They sometimes have short legs but lack compound eyes. Wings, when present in the adult, develop internally during the larval stage. »

Figurative. Every year sees the appearance of fictional contrivances that pause briefly as larvae in book form before butterflying their way onto the screen (Time).

2. an immature form of certain animals that is different in structure from the adult form and must undergo a change or metamorphosis to become like the parent. A tadpole is the larva of a frog or toad.
╂[earlier, a ghost, specter < Latin lārva ghost, mask]

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