larva (pl larvae)

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• larva — 1650s, a ghost, specter, from L. larva (pl. larvae), earlier larua ghost, also mask; applied in biological sense 1768 by Linnaeus because immature forms of insects mask the adult forms. On the double sense of the Latin word, Carlo Ginzburg, among …   Etymology dictionary

• larva — UK [ˈlɑː(r)və] / US [ˈlɑrvə] noun [countable] Word forms larva : singular larva plural larvae UK [ˈlɑː(r)viː] / US [ˈlɑrˌvɪ] or larvas biology a form that some insects take after they have left the egg and before they develop into their adult… …   English dictionary

• Larva migrans — can refer to:* Cutaneous larva migrans, a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites * Visceral larva migrans, a condition in children caused by the migratory larvae of nematodes * Ocular larva migrans, an ocular… …   Wikipedia

• larvă — LÁRVĂ, larve, s.f. Stadiu în dezvoltarea individuală a unor animale la ieşirea din ou, deosebit prin formă şi mod de viaţă de stadiul adult. – Din fr. larve. Trimis de LauraGellner, 17.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  LÁRVĂ s. 1. (zool.) (pop.) plod.… …   Dicționar Român

• larvae — plural of LARVA (Cf. larva) (q.v.) …   Etymology dictionary

• larva — [lär′və] n. pl. larvae [lär′vē΄] or larvas [L, ghost, specter, akin to lar, household spirit: see LARES] the early, free living, immature form of any animal that changes structurally when it becomes an adult, usually by a complex metamorphosis… …   English World dictionary

• Larvae — Larva Lar va (l[aum]r v[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Larv[ae]} (l[aum]r v[ae]), E. {Larvas} (l[aum]r v[.a]z). [L. larva ghost, specter, mask.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• larva — has the plural form larvae, pronounced lah vee …   Modern English usage

• larva — ► NOUN (pl. larvae) ▪ an active immature form of an insect or other animal that undergoes metamorphosis, e.g. a caterpillar or tadpole. DERIVATIVES larval adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a disembodied spirit: from Latin, ghost, mask …   English terms dictionary

• Личинка I (Larva, Множ. Larvae) — предшествующая взрослой стадия развития некоторых видов животных, заключающаяся в выведении из яиц незрелых особей, например, насекомых или нематод. Они сильно отличаются от зрелых половых представителей своего вида и имеют отличный от них способ …   Медицинские термины

• larva — /lahr veuh/, n., pl. larvae / vee/. 1. Entomol. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis. See illus. under metamorphosis. 2. any animal in an analogous immature form. 3. the young of any… …   Universalium