larva Synonyms
Another word for larva
• noun (Context 1)
The active, immature, wingless feeding form of an insect or other animal that undergoes metamorphosis (such as a caterpillar, grub, maggot, or tadpole), differing markedly in appearance from the adult stage before transforming into a pupa or adult.
"After hatching from its tiny egg on the underside of the milkweed leaf, the monarch butterfly grub spent two weeks feeding voraciously before forming a chrysalis."
• noun (Context 2)
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, a restless, malevolent ghost or spirit of a wicked deceased person believed to wander the earth and torment the living.
"In Roman folklore, a lemur was feared as a vengeful specter that brought madness or misfortune upon households that failed to perform proper funerary rites."
Opposites of larva
The opposite of larva shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: