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What does larval mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word larval? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to a larva or larvae.
  2. Being a larva.
  3. Characteristic of larvae.
  4. Having the form or shape of a larva.
  5. (disease) Undeveloped, latent.
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Upon completion of larval development, the larvae transform to the pupa stage, which lasts five to 10 days.
The tiny borer spends its entire larval life inside the coffee berry, which encases the seed, commonly known as the coffee bean.
Frazer determined that sea ice algae were the main food source of larval krill during winter.
Riley's lappet moth is found in southern Michigan along floodplains where its larval host plant, honey locust, grows.
The larval stage of the green lacewing is sometimes confused with the larval stage of lady beetles or ladybugs.
The beetle's larval form, called a water tiger, can grow three inches long.

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