adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to larvae:
Being a larva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
larval
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American: /ˈlɑɹvəl/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)vəl
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CMU ARPABET: L AA1 R V AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to larvae:
Characteristic of larvae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to larvae:
Having the form or shape of a larva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Undeveloped, latent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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adj
Meaning 5
Immature, childlike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or typical of a larva
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the larval eye
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- larval societies
- larval crayfishes
- the larval stage
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: larval — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Catalan: larvari — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- German: larval — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- German: larvenähnlich — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- German: larvenartig — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Polish: larwalny — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Spanish: larvario — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Volapük: larvatik — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Volapük: hilarvatik — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Volapük: jilarvatik — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Volapük: larvatasümik — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
- Volapük: larvatafomik — of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped
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