larve

Definitions of larve
  1. noun
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
    synonyms: asticot
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    asticot
    the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
  2. 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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    chenille
    a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
    asticot
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
    asticot
    the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
    type of:
    animal, créature, être
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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