larva C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈlɑɹ.və/ UK /ˈlɑː.və/ See IPA manual Freq #29438 Meanings 1 noun an immature form of an insect, amphibian, or other animal, usually very different from the adult The butterfly begins life as a larva before forming a pupa. 2 noun an early undeveloped stage of a person, idea, or thing The movement was still in its larva stage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an immature form of an... grubcaterpillar 2 noun · an early undeveloped stage... early stagerudiment ↔ Opposites adultmature insect Word family Forms larvallarvæ Derived forms larvallarvicidelarviformlarvalike Related forms pupametamorphosisinsect Common collocations insect larva Noun + noun Etymology From Latin larva, "ghost, mask, apparition." Scientific Latin later applied it to a masked or hidden immature form, especially an insect stage unlike the adult. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # larva **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɑɹ.və/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɑː.və/ **Frequency rank:** 29438 ## Meanings 1. an immature form of an insect, amphibian, or other animal, usually very different from the adult 2. an early undeveloped stage of a person, idea, or thing ## Examples - The butterfly begins life as a larva before forming a pupa. - The movement was still in its larva stage. ## Synonyms - grub - caterpillar - early stage ## Antonyms - adult - mature insect ## Derived Forms - larval - larvicide - larviform - larvalike ## Related Forms - pupa - metamorphosis - insect ## Etymology From Latin larva, "ghost, mask, apparition." Scientific Latin later applied it to a masked or hidden immature form, especially an insect stage unlike the adult. ## Topics - Animals markdown