noun · Animals

larva

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The meaning (definition) of the word larva

the wiggly worm-like baby stage of a bug before it grows up

The word larva used in a sentence

A tiny larva crawls on leaves before it becomes a butterfly.

Words that mean the same as larva (synonyms)

caterpillar

The plural of the word larva

larvae

How the word larva is said around the world

Frenchlarve (lahrv)
Spanishlarva (lahrvah)
Mandarin幼虫 (yòu chóng)
Hindiलार्वा (lahrvah)
Arabicيرقة (yahrahkah)
Russianличинка (lichinka)
Portuguese (EU)larva (lahruhvuh)
Portuguese (BR)larva (lahruhva)
Japanese幼虫 (youchuu)
GermanLarve (lahrvuh)
Urduلاروا (lahrvah)
Punjabiਲਾਰਵਾ (lahruhvah)
Korean유충 (yucung)
Hebrewזַחַל (zahkhahl)
Greekκάμπια (kampia)
Dutchlarve (lahrvuh)
Tagaloglarva (lahrvah)
Vietnameseấu trùng (uhurw choong)
Turkishlarva (lahrvah)
Persianلارو (lahroo)
Polishlarwa (lahrvah)
Ukrainianличинка (lychynka)
Bengaliলার্ভা (lahrbah)
Swedishlarv (lahrv)
Italianlarva (lahrvah)

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