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Meanings of larva stage in anglès

A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg.

        Usage of larva stage in anglès
        1
        If this is correct, a short-lived larva stage must, instead of causing small cocoons, produce just the contrary effect.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882
        2
        John McLoughlin of Coillte says the only damage they might do here would be at the larva stage in a nursery of young trees.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Although most of the transcripts were not infective larva -specific, the expression of respiration related proteins was most actively transcribed in the infective larva stage.
        Pubmed