larval
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
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Also larvate (of a disease) masked; not clearly defined.
Other Word Forms
- postlarval adjective
Etymology
Origin of larval
From the Latin word larvālis, dating back to 1650–60. See larva, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Rolling off the bed in a silicon sleep cocoon, Grace gradually evolves from a wriggling larval stage into a fully upright, walking and talking smarty-pants.
From Los Angeles Times
So far, scientists have identified only the larval stage of the mite.
From Science Daily
Robison suspects that this majestic creature might have stayed there after feeding on small crustaceans and larval fish.
From Los Angeles Times
They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.
From BBC
To confirm the efficacy of the drugs and explore their mechanism of action, the researchers have applied them to a rat model of the disease and, subsequently, to a zebrafish larval model.
From Science Daily
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