Added 9 October 2026
larva
/ˈlɑː.və/ noun
In Latin: larva Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about larva at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose.
Origin
From Latin larva (“disembodied spirit, ghost, goblin”).
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