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lar·val
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vəl
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-v
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l
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or in the form of a
larva
.
2.
Also,
lar·vate
/
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veɪt
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[
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-veyt
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.
(of a disease) masked; not clearly defined.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
Latin
larvālis.
See
larva
,
-al
1
Related forms
post·lar·val,
adjective
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larva
(ˈlɑːvə)
—
n
,
pl
-vae
an immature free-living form of many animals that develops into a different adult form by metamorphosis
[C18: (C17 in the original Latin sense: ghost): New Latin]
'larval
—
adj
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