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ascidian tadpole
free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord
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bladder worm
encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
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cercaria
tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
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wireworm
wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
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mealworm
the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
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wiggler, wriggler
larva of a mosquito
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jointworm, strawworm
larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
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ant lion, antlion, doodlebug
the larva of any of several insects
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aphid lion, aphis lion
carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
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dobson, hellgrammiate
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
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caseworm
insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
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caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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nymph
a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
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leptocephalus
slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
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bot
botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
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grub
a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
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polliwog, pollywog, tadpole
a larval frog or toad
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caddisworm, strawworm
larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
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tussock caterpillar
larva of a tussock moth
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cankerworm
green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
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inchworm, looper, measuring worm
small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
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Phthorimaea operculella, potato tuberworm
larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
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cutworm
North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
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Pseudaletia unipuncta, army worm, armyworm
noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
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Spodoptera exigua, beet armyworm
moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
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Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm
larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
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Manduca sexta, tobacco hornworm, tomato worm
large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
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Manduca quinquemaculata, potato worm, tomato hornworm
large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
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silkworm
the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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giant silkworm, silkworm, wild wilkworm
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
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tent caterpillar
the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
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lappet caterpillar
larva of a lappet moth
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webworm
several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
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Pyrausta nubilalis, corn borer
larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
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bollworm
any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
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Pieris rapae, cabbageworm
toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
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woolly bear, woolly bear caterpillar
caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
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maggot
the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
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leatherjacket
tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
