Noun
The word is derived from larva
of Larva
Source: Webster's dictionaryMy first summer in college I worked in a fruit fly lab where I had two jobs: dissect the fruit fly larvae brains and incinerate the old tubes of flies. Emily Oster
I learned so much in Laos. I learned that fried silkworm larvae are delicious. I learned how to make ant-egg salad. Ruth Reichl
I hear Seven Cities natives grow fruit just so they can eat the larvae in them. Steven Erikson
Adult wasps attempt to remove and kill moth eggs and larvae by chewing down the edges of cells, coating the cells with an oral secretion that gives the nest a dark brownish appearance. Source: Internet
“Adult females lay eggs in the abomasum, eggs pass through the gastrointestinal tract, and once they’re out of the tract and in feces on the ground, eggs develop into larvae and complete three larval stages.” Source: Internet
After settling, all larvae undergo a radical metamorphosis that destroys and rebuilds almost all the internal tissues. Source: Internet