larva

Definitions of larva
  1. noun
    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
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    a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
    ninfa
    a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
    rezno
    botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
    gusano
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
    renacuajo
    a larval frog or toad
    coco, cresa, gusano
    the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
    type of:
    animal, bestia, criatura, fauna
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  2. noun
    the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
    synonyms: coco, cresa, gusano
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    gusano
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
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