larva

1. An early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.

   Larve

   личи́нкаličínka

   личи́нкаlyčýnka

   the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

2. An animal in the aforementioned stage.

   Larve

   личи́нкаličínka

   личи́нкаlyčýnka

3. A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

   личи́нкаličínka

4. (figuratively)A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.

1. Yanni found larvae inside the fig.

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2. The water tank teems with mosquito larvae.

   deIm Wassertank wimmelt es vor Moskitolarven.

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3. June beetle larvae are commonly known as white grubs.

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4. In summer it eats birds' eggs, wasps' larvae, berries and honey.

   ruЛетом он питается птичьими яйцами, личинками ос, ягодами и мёдом.

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5. The larva of the small emperor moth feeds on heather plants.

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