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Definition of larva noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a beetle

larva

noun

larva pronunciation English

ˈlɑːvə

larva pronunciation American

ˈlɑːrvə

plural larvae

larvae pronunciation English

ˈlɑːviː

larvae pronunciation American

ˈlɑːrviː

an insect at the stage when it has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm

larval

larval pronunciation English

ˈlɑːvl

larval pronunciation American

ˈlɑːrvl

adjective [only before noun]an insect in its larval stage