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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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."
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    immature  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    arval  marvel  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    masked  personate