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larva (lär′və)

noun pl. larvae -·vae′ (-vē′) or larvas -·vas

the early, free-living, immature form of any animal that changes structurally when it becomes an adult, usually by a complex metamorphosis the caterpillar is the larva of the butterfly, the tadpole is the larva of the frog

Etymology: L, ghost, specter, akin to lar, household spirit: see lares

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