Larva synonyms
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A term of insult for a 'worthless' person, as if a bug.
Any of various insect larvae similar to those of the butterfly or moth.
imago (related)
(Psychology) An often idealized image of a person, usually a parent, formed in childhood and persisting unconsciously into adulthood.
The definition of grub is a stubby worm-shaped larva of some insects, or a slang term for food.
invertebrate (related)
worm (related)
The definition of a worm is an animal that is slender, soft and often segmented, or an insect larva, or a nasty person, or an unauthorized computer program.
nymph (related)
The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.
pupa (related)
An insect in the nonfeeding stage of development between the larva and adult, during which it typically undergoes a complete transformation within a protective cocoon or hardened case. Only certain kinds of insects, such as moths, butterflies, ants, and beetles, develop as larvae and pupae.
Find another word for larva. In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for larva, like: maggot, caterpillar, imago, grub, invertebrate, worm, nymph and pupa.