Antonyms for larval
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lahr-vuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɑr vəl |
Definition of larval
Origin :- 1650s, from Latin larvalis, from larva (see larva).
- As in rudimentary : adj basic, fundamental
- Paedogenetic: reproducing in the sexually immature or larval stage.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Paedogenesis: reproduction in the sexually immature or larval stage.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Ultimate: last or final: that larval stage just before pupation.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- The empty case at a shows the last stage of the larval life.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
- The ant-lion was the larval form the lace-wing fly, of course.
- Extract from : « Nightmare Planet » by Murray Leinster
- In the skin of a larval salamander they are quite conspicuous.
- Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
- The larval forms of the Mollusca differ considerably from the adult.
- Extract from : « Stories of the Universe: Animal Life » by B. Lindsay
- Most extensive is the destruction in the caterpillar and in the larval lamprey.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell
- The reason doubtless is because they are so much given to larval development.
- Extract from : « The Evolutionist at Large » by Grant Allen
- They all pass a larval stage in the body of an intermediate host.
- Extract from : « A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis » by James Campbell Todd
Synonyms for larval
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