larva
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One of the cuter Pokemon in the Anime : pokemon
noun
(plural
larvae
|-vē, -ˌvī| )
the
active
immature
form
of an
insect
, especially one that differs greatly from the
adult
and
form
s the
stage
between
egg
and
pupa
, e.g. a
caterpillar
or
grub
. Compare with
nymph
(sense 2) .
幼虫
an
immature
form
of other
animal
s that undergo some
metamorphosis
, e.g. a
tadpole
.
(動物の)幼生〘オタマジャクシなど〙
DERIVATIVES
larvicide
|-ˌsīd| noun
ORIGIN
mid
17th century
(denoting a
disembodied
spirit
or
ghost
): from
Latin
, literally ‘
ghost
,
mask
’.