larva

• Неполовозрелая, свободноживущая форма большинства беспозвоночных, земноводных и рыб, которая при вылуплении из яйца принципиально отличается от родительской особи и должна пройти метаморфоз.

The immature, free-living form of most invertebrates, amphibians, and fish, which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must undergo metamorphosis.

irregular plural

1. Immature form of an animalB2formalscientific

   The active, immature, and often worm-like form of many insects, amphibians, and other animals that hatches from an egg and must undergo metamorphosis to become an adult.

   Личинка

   • The caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly.
   • Tadpoles are the larvae of frogs and toads.
   • The insect larvae feed on leaves before they pupate.

   Synonymscaterpillargrubmaggotnymphtadpole