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Webster 1913 Edition
Larve
Larve
(lärv)
, Noun.
pl.
Larves
(lärvz)
. [F.]
A larva.
Webster 1828 Edition
Larve
L'ARVE
,Noun.
An insect in the caterpillar state; eruca; the state of an insect when the animal is masked, and before it has attained its winged or perfect state; the first stage in the metamorphoses of insects, preceding the chrysalis and perfect insect.
Definition 2024
Larve
Larve
German
Noun
Larve f (genitive Larve, plural Larven)
Declension
Declension of Larve
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larve
larve
Dutch
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Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin larva, from Old Latin larua (“demon, spirit of the dead”).[1]
Noun
larve f (plural larven, diminutive larfje n)
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Related terms
- larvaal
See also
References
- ↑ de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), ISBN 90-274-3459-X; article larve