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English

Etymology
From Latin larva#Latin|larva (ghost-like, masked).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�l��v�/ (UK)
IPA|/�l�rv�/ (US)
w:SAMPA chart|SAMPA: /"lA:v@/ (UK)
w:SAMPA chart|SAMPA: /"lArv@/ (US)
audio|en-us-larva.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)v�

Homophones
lava (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun
en-noun|larv|ae

1. A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg
2. an animal in the aforementioned stage.
3. A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

Usage notes
The incorrect plural larvas is somewhat common.

Translations
trans-top|a stage of growth
Czech: larva f
Dutch: larvestadium n
Finnish: toukka-aste
Portuguese: larva f
trans-mid
Russian: ли�инка (li�inka) f
Spanish: larva f
Swedish: larv c, larvstadie n, larvstadium n
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trans-top|an animal in such stage of growth
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|幼�|幼� (yòuchóng)
Czech: larva f
Dutch: larve f
Finnish: toukka
French: larve f
German: Larve f
trreq|Hebrew
trans-mid
Japanese: 幼� (�����, y�chū)
Latin: larva f
Norwegian: larve m, f
Polish: larwa f
Portuguese: larva f
Russian: ли�инка (li�inka) f
Spanish: larva f
Swedish: larv c
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trans-top|recently born or hatched
Japanese: 幼� (����, y�sei)
trans-mid
Russian: ли�инка (li�inka) f
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ttbc|Breton: larvenn f -ed plural
ttbc|Indonesian: larva
ttbc|Interlingua: larva
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

Albanian

Pronunciation
IPA: /�laɹ.va/

Noun
larva plural of larvë (larva)

1. larvae

Italian
wikipedia|lang=it

Noun
it-noun|larv|f|a|e

1. larva#English|larva, grub
2. figuratively|lang=it shadow, skeleton

Synonyms
(1) bruco

Derived terms
larvale
larvato
larvicida

Category:it:Insects

Latin

Noun
larva, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin first declension|-ae f

First declension

1. evil spirit, demon, devil
2. horrific mask

Norwegian

Noun
larva

1. definite singular of larve

Category:Norwegian nouns

Swedish

Verb
larva

1. to behave flippantly; to tramp

Derived terms
larva sig

Category:Baby animals

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