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
English: larva
larvaEnglish
grub, larva, larvacean
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Noun
Any member of the class Larvacea
English: larvacean
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A soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
English: grub
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