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LARVAL
larval
(adjective) 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”
larval
(adjective) relating to or typical of a larva; “the larval eye”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
larval
Of or relating to a larva or larvae.
Being a larva.
Characteristic of larvae.
Having the form or shape of a larva.
(disease) Undeveloped, latent.
Anagrams
• arvall, vallar
Source: Wiktionary
Lar"val, a. Etym: [L. larvalis ghostly. See Larva.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a larva.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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