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Larval

Of or pertaining to a larva.

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Immature 84% connected

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Larva 74% connected

Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Larva 74% connected

Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Larva 66% connected

Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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