larval
IPA: ɫˈɑrvʌɫ
adjective
- Of or relating to larvae:
- Being a larva.
- Characteristic of larvae.
- Having the form or shape of a larva.
- (pathology) Undeveloped, latent.
- (by extension) Immature, childlike.
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Examples of "larval" in Sentences
- The larval stages of the insects mimic ants.
- The egg stage is followed by the larval stage.
- The larval stages of the insects mimics an ant.
- The name refers to the helix shaped larval cases.
- At this time, most of the beetles are in the larval stage.
- Asexual reproduction in the first larval stage is ubiquitous.
- Competition at the larval stage is considered the most serious.
- The hatching and the larval development take place in brackishwater.
- There is very little of the larval stage that characterizes the lamprey.
- When the egg hatches, the larval wasp consumes the internal organs of the pest.
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