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PRONUNCIATION OF LARVIFORM

larviform  [ˈlɑːvɪˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARVIFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Larviform is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LARVIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Larviform female

Larviform female is biological phenomenon occurring in some species, where the females in the adult stage of metamorphosis resemble the larvae to various degrees. Typically, the female is wingless and generally larger than the male. Larviform females occur in many insect groups, including many beetle species.

Definition of larviform in the English dictionary

The definition of larviform in the dictionary is in the form of a larva.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARVIFORM


aviform
ˈeɪvɪˌfɔːm
choreiform
kəˈriːɪˌfɔːm
claviform
ˈklævɪˌfɔːm
cuneiform
ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm
curviform
ˈkɜːvɪˌfɔːm
filiform
ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm
fusiform
ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm
glandiform
ˈɡlændɪˌfɔːm
multiform
ˈmʌltɪˌfɔːm
nonuniform
ˌnɒnˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
oviform
ˈəʊvɪˌfɔːm
pelviform
ˈpɛlvɪˌfɔːm
piriform
ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm
plexiform
ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm
pyriform
ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm
rotiform
ˈrəʊtɪˌfɔːm
stratiform
ˈstrætɪˌfɔːm
uniform
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
vermiform
ˈvɜːmɪˌfɔːm
vulviform
ˈvʌlvɪˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARVIFORM

larum
larva
larvae
larval
larval therapy
larvate
larvated
larvicidal
larvicide
larvikite
larviparous
Larwood
laryngal
laryngeal
laryngeally
laryngectomee
laryngectomised
laryngectomized
laryngectomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARVIFORM

aeriform
auriform
calceiform
coliform
cruciform
deiform
dress uniform
epileptiform
form
hydatidiform
maniform
omniform
radiciform
raniform
reniform
school uniform
Scout uniform
setiform
spiniform
spongiform
variform

Synonyms and antonyms of larviform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «larviform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARVIFORM

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The translations of larviform from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «larviform» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

larviform
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

larviform
570 millions of speakers

English

larviform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

larviform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

larviform
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

larviform
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

larviform
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

larviform
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

larviform
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Larviform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

larviform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

larviform
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

larviform
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Larviform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

larviform
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

larviform
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॅरविफॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

larviform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

larviform
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

larviform
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

larviform
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

larviform
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

larviform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

larviform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

larviform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

larviform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of larviform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARVIFORM»

The term «larviform» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARVIFORM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «larviform» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «larviform» 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 larviform

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARVIFORM»

Discover the use of larviform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to larviform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Developmental Plasticity and Evolution
Recurrence of the larviform (branchiate, paedomorphicl adult morph in salamanders. Total number of larva-containing species per family is in parentheses. Families characterized by a partial metamorphosis (adult retention of some larval traits ...
Mary Jane West-Eberhard, 2003
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Volume 2: Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, ...
Larviform, similar to larva and adult female, but integument lighter and less pilose ; mandible not sulcate, broad, triangular shaped, shorter than in larva and in the female, not falciform, large dorsal seta, not spatulate, retinaculum indicated as ...
Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel, John F. Lawrence, 2010
3
Beetles of Eastern North America
... paddle-shaped elytra. adult females are larviform and may reach 40.0–65.0 mm in length when fully extended. larviform females have compound eyes, while the larvae have simple eyes, or stemmata. the eggs, larvae, and larviform females ...
Arthur V. Evans, 2014
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
3 - Head capsule larviform. enclosing a pupal head, with pupal antennae coiled inside or poking through; mesonotum enlarged; mesoscutum pupiform. triangular ; wing cases developed but small; abdomen somewhat larviform (no cremaster).
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Amphibian Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques
Larviform salamanders may exist as pedotypes (i.e. larval relative to the normal developmental trajectory of the taxon, reproductive, will metamorphose if the environmental conditions change to the detriment of being in the larval environment; ...
C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., 2009
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Amphibian Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques
Larviform salamanders may exist as pedotypes (i.e. larval relative to the normal developmental trajectory of the taxon, reproductive, will metamorphose if the environmental conditions change to the detriment of being in the larval environment; ...
C. Kenneth Dodd, 2010
7
The Insects: An Outline of Entomology
In appearance the female is a sedentary nymph-like or larviform instar, resembling a larger version of the previous (second or third) instar in all but the presence of a vulva and developing eggs. Neoteny also occurs in all members of the order ...
P. J. Gullan, P. S. Cranston, 2010
8
A Dictionary of Entomology
A Species with larviform adult females. Larvae elongate, somewhat flattened and heavily sclerotized; head prognathous; Stemma absent; Antenna with 2 segments; Mandibles blade-like, non-opposable and longitudinally divided into 2 parts; ...
‎2011
9
Bulletin
A group of larviform crinoids from lower Pennsylvanian strata of the eastern interior basin : Illinois State Geol. Survey, Kept. Investigations no. 21, 38 pp., 8 figs., 2 pis., 1930. 2801. Cyclical sedimentation of the Pennsylvanian period and its ...
‎1931
10
Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society
This species combines both thelytokous and viviparous larviform diploid females and rare haploid males, which eat and kill their own mothers from inside her body (Pollock and Normark 2002). The second known case of haplodiploid sex ...
Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARVIFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term larviform is used in the context of the following news items.
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Luminous glow worms are as pretty as the night sky in these striking …
Glow worm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence, meaning ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
These Glow-In-The-Dark Critters Will Blow Your Mind
... members display bioluminescence and they also have another bizarre characteristic in which the female beetles are "larviform,"meaning they ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
3
Happy 4th! Nature's fireworks are on display
Mature females are larviform, meaning they look nearly identical to the larvae. The males eventually pupate into a more standard beetle-body ... «Bay Nature, Jul 13»
4
Otto: A glowworm can really brighten the day
... and, in this case, those incredible antennae. Females, by contrast, are referred to as larviform; that is, they look like juveniles their entire lives. «Kane County Chronicle, Jun 13»
5
Glow worms at Cotswold Water Park almost quadruple
... mowing grass verges during mating season have had a positive impact. Glow worms are not 'worms' at all, but female larviform beetles. «BBC News, Sep 11»

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