noun
- the immature form of an insect or other animal that undergoes metamorphosis, typically wingless and wormlike
Usage: biology
Examples
- The butterfly larva feeds on milkweed leaves.
- Mosquito larvae develop in standing water.
- The beetle larva burrows through the wood.
- Scientists studied the larva under a microscope.
- Each larva will eventually pupate and become an adult.
- The moth larva spins a cocoon around itself.