Larval
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a larva, especially the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage of an insect before metamorphosis.
“The larval stage of the butterfly lasts only a few weeks before the chrysalis forms.”
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