larva

  1. Noun.  A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg.
  2. Noun.  An animal in the aforementioned stage.
  3. Noun.  A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

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