larva

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n. 幼虫 [医] 幼虫(昆虫), 蚴(蠕虫)

发音

UK /ˈlɑː.və/
US /ˈlɑɹ.və/

词形变化

larvae larvæ larvas 复数 larvas larvae 复数 larvæ 复数

别名

larve

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.

    幼虫

  2. 2.

    An animal in the aforementioned stage.

  3. 3.

    A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

  4. 4.

    A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

animal beast creature brute fauna

下位词 10

grub caterpillar bot dobson nymph tadpole antlion aphidlion bladderworm caseworm

相关短语

mosquito larva 孑孓 dauer larva

词源

From Latin larva (“disembodied spirit, ghost, goblin”).

来源：wiktionary