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Meaning of "larva" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LARVA

(C17 in the original Latin sense: ghost): New Latin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LARVA

larva  [ˈlɑːvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARVA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Larva is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LARVA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

larva

Larva

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. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form. A larva often has unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form, while their diet might be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to environments separate from adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs. By living in a distinct environment, larvae may be given shelter from predators and reduce competition for resources with the adult population. Animals in the larval stage will consume food to fuel their transition into the adult form. Some species such as barnacles are immobile as adults, and use their mobile larval form to distribute themselves. The larvae of some species can become pubescent and not further develop into the adult form. This is a type of neoteny.

Definition of larva in the English dictionary

The definition of larva in the dictionary is an immature free-living form of many animals that develops into a different adult form by metamorphosis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARVA


Balaclava
ˌbæləˈklɑːvə
Balaklava
ˌbæləˈklɑːvə
Bratislava
ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə
brava
ˈbrɑːvə
carver
ˈkɑːvə
carvers
ˈkɑːvə
cassava
kəˈsɑːvə
cava
ˈkɑːvə
Djawa
ˈdʒɑːvə
Drave
ˈdrɑːvə
fava
ˈfɑːvə
guava
ˈɡwɑːvə
Java
ˈdʒɑːvə
kava
ˈkɑːvə
lava
ˈlɑːvə
Morava
məˈrɑːvə
ottava
əʊˈtɑːvə
palaver
pəˈlɑːvə
Sava
ˈsɑːvə
woodcarver
ˈwʊdˌkɑːvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARVA

larrigan
larrikin
larrikinism
larrup
larruper
Larry
larum
larvae
larval
larval therapy
larvate
larvated
larvicidal
larvicide
larviform
larvikite
larviparous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARVA

ava
conferva
contrayerva
diva
Geneva
Huelva
leva
Lietuva
Minerva
Moldova
murva
Narva
Nerva
nova
Ostrava
ova
silva
urva
va
viva

Synonyms and antonyms of larva in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «larva» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARVA

Find out the translation of larva to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of larva from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «larva» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幼虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

larva
570 millions of speakers

English

larva
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लार्वा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يرقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

личинка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

larva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূককীট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

larve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Larva
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Larve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

幼虫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애벌레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Larva
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con sâu con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லார்வா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लार्व्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

larva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

larva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

larwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

личинка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

larvă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προνύμφη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

larwe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

larv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

larve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of larva

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARVA»

The term «larva» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARVA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «larva» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «larva» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about larva

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARVA»

Discover the use of larva in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to larva and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Larva: A Midsummer Night's Babel
A literary tour de force, this extraordinary novel is told in single-minded pursuit of double meanings, but it is serious play. Larva is a rollicking account of a masquerade party in an abandoned mansion in London.
Julián Ríos, 1990
2
A Ladybug Larva Grows Up
Simple text describes the life cycle of the colorful insect that farmers and gardeners.
Katie Marsico, 2007
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Larva Legis Aquiliae: The Mask of the Lex Aquilia Torn Off ...
The reprinted and translated text in this book is notable for three reasons.
Christian Thomasius, Margaret Hewett, Reinhard Zimmermann, 2000
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Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's and Ecologists' ...
9.20: Pteronarcys dorsata, larva 9.22: Peltoperla sp., larva 9.23: Acro«ewria evoluta, larva 10.2: Buenoa margaritacea, adult 10.5: Neoplea striola, adult 10.6: Nepa apiculata, adult 10.7: Pelocoris carolinensis, larva 10.8: Usingerina sp., adult ...
W. Patrick McCafferty, 1983
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Develops into a larva either of erichthus or alima type. b. Antizoea — hatching with eyes sessile; antennules uniramous; first five thoracic somites provided with biramous appendages; abdomen unsegmented or only partially segmented; ...
6
Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods
lated from conventional methods, and from a single-larva survey (SerMahadev and Geevarghese (1978) compared the single larva method against removing about 20 larvae/tyre, and found that both produced similar container indices.
John B. Silver, 2007
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The Brackish-Water Fauna of Northwestern Europe
(1990); Mystacides longicornis larva after Hickin (1967); case of Acentropus niveus after Clegg (1956); Nymphula nympheata caterpillar after Fitter & Manuel ( 1986); chironomid larva after Macan (1959) Fig. 94 Dolichopodid, ptychopterid ...
Richard S. K. Barnes, 1994
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Animal Forms And Functions: Invertebrata
The nature and the position of arms or lack of them aids in distinguishing one kind of larva from the other. These arms are in no way equivalent to the arms that are present in certain adult echinoderms like sea stars, brittle- stars, etc.
P.Puranik, Asha Bhate, 2007
9
Atlas of Crustacean Larvae
Table 45.2 Historically proposed names for various larval forms in the Decapoda and the current status ofthose names Name Original usage Current taxon Status Penaeoidea Cerataspides1 aristeid larva Aristeidae no longer used2 ...
Joel W. Martin, Jørgen Olesen, Jens T. Høeg, 2014
10
Butterflies of British Columbia: Including Western Alberta, ...
Western Spring Azure Gordon Pratt Boreal Spring Azure Anna Roberts Square- spotted Blue Anna Roberts Mature larva and pupa, Square-spotted Blue Gordon Pratt Pupa and mature larva, Arrowhead Blue Gordon Pratt Pupa and mature ...
John Shepard, Crispin Guppy, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARVA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term larva is used in the context of the following news items.
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Birds, bats can take care of mosquito problem
Those stages include egg, larva, pupa and adult. Eggs must be laid in water. The eggs will hatch in 48 hours and the larva live in the water, ... «Zanesville Times Recorder, Jul 15»
2
Ed Engle: Dream Lake and the saving grace of cutthroat trout …
I started with the smallest dry fly patterns in my fly box and then switched over to a tiny midge larva imitation with a blue glass bead. I managed ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
3
Bug out at annual San Diego Botanic Garden Insect Festival July 25 …
Bug collecting, interactive insect arts and crafts, as well as tasty cooked mealworm larva — in various flavors including mesquite, teriyaki and ... «Encinitas Advocate, Jul 15»
4
Authors Josh Prigge, Minha Park to read at The Book Shelf Tuesday
Josh Prigge and Minha Park, co-authors of award-winning picture books “Late Larva” and “Neo the Cool Cat,” will be doing a reading and ... «Winona Daily News, Jul 15»
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Mosquito In Sheffield Tests Positive For West Nile / iBerkshires.com …
The pests typically come out in large numbers after flooding because adults lay their larva in flood planes. When water floods, it activates the ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
6
Pest season in full swing for outdoors enthusiasts - Nashua Telegraph
Their larva look like micro-miniature shrimp swimming about as they wait for their birth into the atmosphere all around us. They are adaptable ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Alan Titchmarsh's tips to avoid insect attacks in your garden …
The adult weevil, which looks like a half-inch dark grey-brown beetle with a two-pronged fork for a nose, is not the problem – it's the larva that ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Outdoors notebook: Boaters advised to help stem spread of zebra …
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist Brian Van Zee said the flood waters are expected to wash invisible mussel larva downstream, ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
9
McMillan: As predators, ant lions are a roaring success - Island Packet
Worldwide, there are about 2,000 species, all in warm, arid habitats. Depending on the species and environmental conditions, a larva may take ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
10
Biological predators attacking invasive species in Conn.
One of the wasps being released lays its parasitic eggs inside the emerald ash borer's larva, while the other attacks the beetle's eggs directly. «WRAL.com, Jul 15»

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