LARVA
What does "LARVA" mean?
The immature, wingless feeding stage of an insect before it transforms into an adult.
Meanings
- The juvenile form many animals take after hatching, which differs markedly from the adult and must metamorphose. The caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly. technical
Did you know?
- 'Larva' is Latin for 'ghost' or 'mask': Carl Linnaeus chose the word because the grub-like juvenile masks the very different adult insect hidden inside it.
Word origin
From Latin 'larva', meaning a ghost, spectre, or mask; the naturalist Linnaeus chose it because the immature form 'masks' the adult the creature will become.
Remember it
LARVA sounds like 'lava' with an R - a hidden, churning form before it erupts into an adult.
A little poem
A soft blind eater-
it wears the worm like a mask
over folded wings.
haiku
What it teaches
The ungainly, hungry stage is not a flaw in the design; it is where the wings are made.
Quick facts
What does LARVA mean?
The immature, wingless feeding stage of an insect before it transforms into an adult.
Is LARVA a valid word?
Yes — LARVA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LARVA?
LARVA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LARVA come from?
From Latin 'larva', meaning a ghost, spectre, or mask; the naturalist Linnaeus chose it because the immature form 'masks' the adult the creature will become.
What can LARVA teach us?
The ungainly, hungry stage is not a flaw in the design; it is where the wings are made.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.