adjective
- relating to or being a larva
Usage: biology
Examples
- The larval stage of butterflies is called a caterpillar.
- Scientists studied the larval development of mosquitoes.
- Larval fish look very different from their adult forms.
- The pond contained many larval amphibians.
- Larval insects undergo metamorphosis to become adults.
- The researcher examined larval specimens under a microscope.