Meaning & use
Larvas
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The immature, wingless feeding stage of many insects and other animals after hatching from an egg and before metamorphosis into an adult.
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The pond was full of mosquito larvas wriggling near the surface.
Beekeepers check the hive regularly to make sure the larvas are developing normally.
A note on using this word
The standard plural in formal and scientific writing is 'larvae'; 'larvas' appears mainly in informal or nonstandard usage.
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