The egg of a louse or other insect parasitic on humans or animals; spec. the egg of a head louse when attached to hair. Also by extension: a louse…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva (98) niteOE The egg of a louse or other insect parasitic on humans or animals; spec. the egg of a head louse when attached to hair. Also by extension: a louse… wormOE The larva of an insect; a maggot, grub, or caterpillar, esp. one that feeds on and destroys flesh, fruit, leaves, cereals, textile fabrics, and the… grubc1420 The larva of an insect, esp. of a beetle; a caterpillar, maggot; (also, now dialect) a worm. canker1440 A caterpillar or other insect larva which attacks plants, esp. the buds and leaves; a cankerworm. Obsolete. caterpillarc1440 The larva of a butterfly or moth; sometimes extended to those of other insects, especially those of sawflies, which are also hairy. cankerworm1530 A caterpillar that attacks buds and leaves; spec. (U.S.) the larva of either of two similar geometrid moths, Alsophila pometaria (more fully fall… mad1573 A maggot or grub; esp. the larva of a blowfly, which causes a disease (cutaneous myiasis) in sheep. Also in plural: the disease caused by the… bug1594 Any small insect or larva that is considered to be a pest. Also more widely (now chiefly U.S.): any insect or other small arthropod (e.g. a… blote1657 The egg or larva of flies and other insects. vermicle1657 Biology. A small worm or grub; a vermicule. hexapod1668 An animal having six feet, an insect; in early use, chiefly applied to insect larvæ. grub-worm1752 = sense 1 (also contemptuous). truffle-worm1753 any of various insect larvae which infest truffles; esp. a larva of a truffle beetle or truffle fly. larva1768 An insect in the grub state, i.e. from the time of its leaving the egg till its transformation into a pupa. larve1822 = larva, n. 2. Subcategories:— deposition of (1) — small (1) — resembling stick (1) — resembling slug (1) — as food of birds (1) — as bait for fish (1) — thought to be generated by decay or maggot (8) — that becomes black winged insect (1) — that breeds in summer (1) — defined by parasitism or feeding (31) — that hops (1) — parts of (12) — excrement (1) — cocoon (10) — cells where maturity is attained (1) — condition of (1) — larval stage (2) — mask or guise of insect in larva state (1) — process of metamorphosis (7) |
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