English-Thai Dictionary

larva

N ตัวอ่อน ของ สัตว์  maggot grub tua-on-kong-sad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LARVA, LARVE

n.[L. larva, a mask. ] An insect in the caterpillar state; eruca; the state of an insect when the animal is masked, and before it has attained its winged or perfect state; the first stage in the metamorphoses of insects, preceding the chrysalis and perfect insect.

 

LARVATED

a.Masked; clothed as with a mask.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LARVA

Lar "va, n.; pl. L. Larvæ, E. Larvas. Etym: [L. larva ghost, specter, mask. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvæ of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits,but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvæ are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.

 

LARVAL

Lar "val, a. Etym: [L. larvalis ghostly. See Larva. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a larva.

 

LARVALIA

Lar *va "li *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Larval. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An order of Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia.

 

LARVATE

LARVATE Lar "vate, a. [L. larva mask. ]

 

Defn: Masked; hence, concealed; obscure; -- applied in medicine to doubtful cases of some diseases; as, larvate pneumonis; larvate epilepsy.

 

LARVATED

Lar "va *ted, a. Etym: [L.larvatus bewitched. See Larva. ]

 

Defn: Masked; clothed as with a mask.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

larva

lar va |ˈlärvə ˈlɑrvə | ▶noun ( pl. larvae |-vē, -ˌvī | ) the active immature form of an insect, esp. one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa, e.g., a caterpillar or grub. Compare with nymph ( sense 2 ). • an immature form of other animals that undergo some metamorphosis, e.g., a tadpole. DERIVATIVES lar val |-vəl |adjective, lar vi cide |-ˌsīd |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (denoting a disembodied spirit or ghost ): from Latin, literally ‘ghost, mask. ’

 

Larvacea

Lar va ce a |lärˈvāSHēə lɑrˈveɪʃiə |Zoology a class of minute transparent planktonic animals related to the sea squirts. They have a body that is typically enclosed in a gelatinous “house ” that is regularly shed and replaced. DERIVATIVES lar va ce an adjective & noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from larva .

 

Oxford Dictionary

larva

larva |ˈlɑːvə | ▶noun ( pl. larvae |-viː | ) the active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa, e.g. a caterpillar or grub. Compare with nymph ( sense 2 ). • an immature form of other animals that undergo some metamorphosis, e.g. a tadpole. DERIVATIVES larval adjective, larvicide |ˈlɑːvɪsʌɪd |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (denoting a disembodied spirit or ghost ): from Latin, literally ‘ghost, mask ’.

 

Larvacea

Larvacea |lɑːˈveɪʃə | ▶plural noun Zoology a class of minute transparent planktonic animals related to the sea squirts. They have a tadpole-like body which is typically enclosed in a gelatinous ‘house ’ that is regularly shed and replaced. DERIVATIVES larvacean adjective & noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from larva .

 

Duden Dictionary

larval

lar val Adjektiv Biologie |larv a l |lateinisch die Tierlarve betreffend; im Larvenstadium befindlich

 

Spanish Dictionary

larva

larva nombre femenino zool Animal que se encuentra en la primera etapa del desarrollo posembrionario de los animales que experimentan desarrollo indirecto :el renacuajo es la larva de la rana; la oruga es la larva de la mariposa .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del latín larva ‘espectro, fantasma ’, ‘máscara fantasmal ’, por designar al animal que aún no ha adquirido el aspecto propio de su especie .

 

larvado, -da

larvado, -da adjetivo 1 Que no se manifiesta abiertamente :la cultura occidental se encuentra en muchos casos en el Oriente, si bien en una forma larvada, por ejemplo influencias de la escultura helenística en Persia y en el Indostán; continuamente surgían competitividades, rivalidades y hostilidades, que se mantenían más o menos larvadas .2 [enfermedad ] Que se presenta con síntomas que ocultan su verdadera naturaleza :tuberculosis larvada .

 

larvario, -ria

larvario, -ria adjetivo De la larva o relacionado con ella :estadio larvario; etapas larvarias .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

larva

lar va /lɑ́ː r və /名詞 複 ～e /-viː /C 幼虫 ; (動物の )幼生 .

 

larval

lar val /lɑ́ː r v (ə )l /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗幼虫 [幼生 ] (状態 )の ; 未発達の 〈段階など 〉.