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larval

lar·val

US/ˈlɑɹvəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage

  • “larval societies”
  • “larval crayfishes”
  • “the larval stage”
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2.

relating to or typical of a larva

  • “the larval eye”

Phrases

  • larval food plant

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