Larval
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In
pathology
, masked; not clearly defined: said of a disease of which the symptoms are indeterminate.
Of or pertaining to a larva; characteristic of larvæ: as,
larval
character;
larval
habits.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to a larva.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of or relating to a
larva
or larvae.
adjective.
Being a larva.
adjective.
Characteristic of larvae.
adjective.
Having the form or shape of a larva.
adjective.
Undeveloped, latent.
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adjective.
immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage
adjective.
relating to or typical of a larva
Word Usage
"There are little flatworms called larval trematodes that infect frogs."
cross-reference
larval eye
larval generation
Equivalent
immature
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
arval
marvel
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bloodsucking
chitinous
digestive
dodger
embryonic
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
masked
personate