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pronymphnounAn arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.
larvanounAn early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
larvenounDated form of larva. [An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.]
dauerlarvanounA morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
actinotrochanounThe larva of a phoronid.
atrochanoun(obsolete, zoology) An annelid larva in the stage where no circles of cilia are developed.
pilidiumnoun(zoology) The free-swimming larva of certain proboscis worms, somewhat resembling a deerstalker hat. It has no resemblance to its parent, and the young worm undergoes development in its interior.
planulanoun(zoology) The larva of a hydrozoan, which is free-swimming and covered in cilia.
deutovumnounThe incompletely developed larva of a mite after shedding of the chorion
planidiumnounThe first-instar larva of any species of parasitoidal insect in which the life cycle is an example of hypermetamorphosis; so called because the first instar wanders in search of the host, whereas the rest of the instars remain stationary while they feed until they pupate.
acanthellanoun(biology) The juvenile infective form of an acanthocephalan.
aulophorenounThe larval form of some insects that has a mucous tube
protonymphnounThe instar between larva and deutonymph
prothetelyThe abnormal development of parts of an insect larva, often as a result of abnormal conditions
nursenounA person involved in providing direct care for the sick:
protonymphonnoun(biology) The larva of a sea spider
vermiculenounA small worm or worm-like organism.
hypobiosisnounAn arrested stage of development in some larvae
pseudopodnoun(cytology) A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.
paragnathusnoun(zoology) One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.

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