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# larval

adjective (larval)

«larval» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Larval means to do with a larva, the young stage of an insect, frog or other animal before it changes into its adult form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#m1)

### In the lessons

Met in science lessons about life cycles: a caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly, a tadpole is the larval stage of a frog. It tells the reader we are talking about the young, not-yet-changed form. Phrase: the larval stage.

### Examples

- A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#x1)
- The larval stage of a frog is called a tadpole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#x2)
- Mosquito larvae live in water during their larval stage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#x3)
- Larval beetles are often called grubs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#x4)
- Some insects spend years in their larval form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#x5)
- We drew the egg, larval, pupal and adult stages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/#x6)

### Note

Comes from «larva» (one), «larvae» (more than one). «Larval» is only an adjective: say «the larval stage», not «a larval». Do not mix up «larva» (young insect) with «lava» (melted rock from a volcano).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «larval» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/larval/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«larval» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/larval.html) on Mova free.