Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 14 compound words that contain larva. The most common are listed below. Open larva in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- mosquito larva
- dauer larvaAlternative form of dauerlarva: A morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Compound words 14
- larviformHaving the shape or structure of a larva
- larviparousLaying or dipositing living larvae, instead of eggs
- larvacideAlternative spelling of larvicide: Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
- larvagenesisThe formation and development of larvae
- larvalikeResembling or characteristic of a larva.
- larvuleA larva in its earliest and least developed stage.
- paralarvaThe planktonic (moving about with the water current) stage of a young cephalopod just after it has hatched.
- postlarvaThe stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear
- prolarvaAn undeveloped larva that lacks a mouth
- larvalessWithout larva.