English to Irish Meaning of larva - larva

Larva :

larva

noun

Arista, bolb

Larva :: larva

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Definitions of larva in English

Noun(1) 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

Examples of larva in English

(1) Later, the tadpole larva will undergo metamorphosis to give rise to the adult frog; the tail regresses and the limbs form.(2) The free-swimming larva settles and undergoes metamorphosis into a juvenile sponge.(3) If not, the larva becomes a pupa only once it has been fully provisioned, and its actual development duration then exceeds the minimum duration.(4) The life cycle of a butterfly includes four stages: egg, caterpillar or larva , pupa, and adult.(5) But the human fish appears not to complete the metamorphosis; it reaches sexual maturity as a larva .(6) Once the snout contacted an ant larva or pupa, the snake would slide the ventral surface of its snout over the top of the prey until the prey item was positioned at or near the front of the mouth.(7) A larva is an immature animal that doesn't look like the adult and differs markedly from the adult.(8) Once enshrouded in silk, the larva enters a new stage, that of the pupa.(9) There, the larva develops into a pupa, more closely resembling an adult phorid.(10) All flies pass through four life stages: egg, larva , pupa and adult.(11) Once the snake's head contacted an ant larva or pupa, the snake maneuvered its head so that its mouth was positioned directly over the prey.(12) A pupa is an insect in the intermediate stage between larva and adult; the term chrysalis is used of a butterfly or moth in this intermediate stage.(13) They appear in the morning and fly over turf in search of beetle grubs or the larvae of other insects.(14) ‘The department will provide advice to First Nations communities on West Nile virus public health control in their communities, including the use of spraying and larvicide ,’ he said.(15) In Nebraska it overwinters as a larvae or pupae under manure piles or in other breeding areas.(16) The nest held 206 cells, six of which contained larvae in various stages of development.

Related Phrases of larva

(1) mosquito larva ::

larva mosquito

Related Phrases of larva

(1) mosquito larva ::

larva mosquito

Synonyms

1. larva ::

larva

2. maggot ::

maggot

3. awn ::

awn

4. arista ::

Arista

5. caterpillar ::

bolb

Different Forms

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English to Irish Dictionary: larva

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