"larva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɑː.və/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɑɹ.və/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-larva.ogg [US] Forms: larvas [plural], larvae [plural], larvæ [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)və Etymology: From Latin larva (“ghost-like, masked”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|larva||ghost-like, masked}} Latin larva (“ghost-like, masked”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|larvae|larvæ}} larva (plural larvas or larvae or larvæ)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Translations (a stage of growth): larvë [feminine] (Albanian), يَرَقَة (yaraqa) [feminine] (Arabic), թրթուր (tʿrtʿur) (Armenian), larva (Azerbaijani), лічы́нка (ličýnka) [feminine] (Belarusian), লার্ভা (larbha) (Bengali), ла́рва (lárva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), личи́нка (ličínka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ပိုးလောင်း (pui:laung:) (Burmese), larva [feminine] (Catalan), 幼蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 幼虫 (yòuchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), larva [feminine] (Czech), larve [common-gender] (Danish), larve [feminine] (Dutch), larvestadium [neuter] (Dutch), vastne (Estonian), toukka (Finnish), toukka-aste (Finnish), toukkavaihe (Finnish), larve [feminine] (French), larva [feminine] (Galician), ლარვა (larva) (Georgian), Larve [feminine] (German), προνύμφη (pronýmfi) [feminine] (Greek), פַּגִּית (pagít) [feminine] (Hebrew), לרווה (lárva) [feminine] (Hebrew), זחל (zákhal) [masculine] (Hebrew), डिंभ (ḍimbh) [masculine] (Hindi), लार्वा (lārvā) (Hindi), lárva (Hungarian), lirfa [feminine] (Icelandic), toukka (Ingrian), 幼虫 (yōchū) (alt: ようちゅう) (Japanese), балаңқұрт (balañqūrt) (Kazakh), дернәсіл (dernäsıl) (Kazakh), 유충 (yuchung) (alt: 幼蟲) (Korean), личинка (licinka) (Kyrgyz), kāpurs [masculine] (Latvian), lerva [feminine] (Lithuanian), ларва (larva) [feminine] (Macedonian), larva (Malay), ലാർവ (lāṟva) (Malayalam), torongū (Maori), larve [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), لارو (lârv) (Persian), شفیره (šafīre) [singular] (Persian), larwa [feminine] (Polish), larva [feminine] (Portuguese), ਡਿੰਭ (ḍimbh) (Punjabi), ਲਾਰਵਾ (lārvā) (Punjabi), larvă [feminine] (Romanian), личи́нка (ličínka) [feminine] (Russian), лѝчӣнка [Croatia, Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ла̑рва [Cyrillic, Serbia] (Serbo-Croatian), lìčīnka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lȃrva [Roman, Serbia] (Serbo-Croatian), larva [feminine] (Slovak), ličinka [feminine] (Slovene), larva [feminine] (Spanish), larv [common-gender] (Swedish), larvstadie [neuter] (Swedish), larvstadium [neuter] (Swedish), личинка (ličinka) (Tajik), ตัวอ่อน (dtuua-ɔ̀ɔn) (Thai), larva (Turkish), kurtçuk (Turkish), liçinka (Turkmen), личи́нка (lyčýnka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), لاروا (lārvā) (Urdu), لېچىنكا (lëchinka) (Uyghur), lichinka (Uzbek), ấu trùng (Vietnamese), larvat (Volapük), larfa [masculine] (Welsh), larfae [masculine, plural] (Welsh) Translations (an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole): թրթուր (tʿrtʿur) (Armenian), sürfə (Azerbaijani), ҡарышлауыҡ (qarışlawıq) (Bashkir), лічы́нка (ličýnka) [feminine] (Belarusian), личи́нка (ličínka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), larva [feminine] (Catalan), 幼蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 幼虫 (yòuchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), qurtçıq (Crimean Tatar), larva [feminine] (Czech), larve [feminine] (Dutch), toukka (Finnish), larve [feminine] (French), larva [feminine] (Galician), Larve [feminine] (German), προνύμφη (pronýmfi) [feminine] (Greek), פגית (pagít) [feminine] (Hebrew), olod (Higaonon), lirfa [feminine] (Icelandic), jentik (Indonesian), 幼虫 (yōchū) (alt: ようちゅう) (Japanese), ដង្កូវ (dɑɑdɑngkəw) (Khmer), ឌិម្ភា (dimphiə) (Khmer), 유충 (yuchung) (alt: 幼蟲) (Korean), ຫນອນ (nǭn) (Lao), ດ້ວງ (dūang) (Lao), larva [feminine] (Latin), kāpurs [masculine] (Latvian), ларва (larva) [feminine] (Macedonian), ലാർവ (lāṟva) (Malayalam), torongū (Maori), авгалдай (avgaldaj) (english: insect) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), larve [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), larve [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), لارو (lârv) (Persian), larwa [feminine] (Polish), larva [feminine] (Portuguese), larvă [feminine] (Romanian), личи́нка (ličínka) [feminine] (Russian), лѝчӣнка [Croatia, Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ла̑рва [Cyrillic, Serbia] (Serbo-Croatian), lìčīnka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lȃrva [Roman, Serbia] (Serbo-Croatian), larva [feminine] (Slovak), ličinka [neuter] (Slovene), larva [feminine] (Spanish), lava (Swahili), bombwe (Swahili), larv [common-gender] (Swedish), кирм (kirm) (Tajik), кирмак (kirmak) (Tajik), корт (qort) (Tatar), หนอน (nɔ̌ɔn) (Thai), kurtçuk (Turkish), gurçuk (Turkmen), личи́нка (lyčýnka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ấu trùng (Vietnamese), larvat [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilarvat [masculine] (Volapük), jilarvat [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-larva-en-noun-7t0TLDL~ Disambiguation of Entomology: 35 6 25 34 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 26 12 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 2 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 1 26 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 1 36 33 Disambiguation of 'a stage of growth': 57 6 4 32 Disambiguation of 'an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole': 36 28 12 24
  2. An animal in the aforementioned stage. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals
    Sense id: en-larva-en-noun-Xd80XjPB Disambiguation of Baby animals: 26 12 29 33
  3. A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Translations (recently born or hatched): 幼生 (yōsei) (alt: ようせい) (Japanese), личи́нка (ličínka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-larva-en-noun-vnvxS1t3 Disambiguation of Entomology: 35 6 25 34 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 26 12 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 2 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 1 26 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 1 36 33 Disambiguation of 'recently born or hatched': 8 1 83 8
  4. (figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Baby animals
    Sense id: en-larva-en-noun-cgIIfJzp Disambiguation of Entomology: 35 6 25 34 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 26 12 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 2 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 1 26 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 1 36 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: larva Hyponyms: caterpillar, maggot, woodworm, glowworm, screwworm, bollworm Derived forms: larvaesque, larval, larvaless, larvalike, mosquito larva Related terms: insect

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          "word": "vastne"
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          "roman": "pagít",
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          "roman": "zákhal",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "a stage of growth",
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          "word": "डिंभ"
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          "roman": "lārvā",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "lirfa"
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "toukka"
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          "alt": "ようちゅう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yōchū",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "幼虫"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "balañqūrt",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "балаңқұрт"
        },
        {
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "dernäsıl",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "дернәсіл"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "alt": "幼蟲",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yuchung",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "유충"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "licinka",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "личинка"
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kāpurs"
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        {
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lerva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "larva",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ларва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "lāṟva",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "ലാർവ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "torongū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "larve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "lârv",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "لارو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šafīre",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "شفیره"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "ḍimbh",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "ਡਿੰਭ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "lārvā",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "ਲਾਰਵਾ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larvă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ličínka",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "личи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "Croatia",
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лѝчӣнка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "Serbia"
          ],
          "word": "ла̑рва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lìčīnka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "Serbia"
          ],
          "word": "lȃrva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ličinka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "larv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "larvstadie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "larvstadium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "ličinka",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "личинка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dtuua-ɔ̀ɔn",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "ตัวอ่อน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "kurtçuk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "liçinka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lyčýnka",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "личи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "lārvā",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "لاروا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "lëchinka",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "لېچىنكا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "lichinka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "ấu trùng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "word": "larvat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "larfa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 6 4 32",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a stage of growth",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "larfae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "tʿrtʿur",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "թրթուր"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "sürfə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "qarışlawıq",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ҡарышлауыҡ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ličýnka",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лічы́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ličínka",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "личи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "幼蟲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yòuchóng",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "幼虫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "crh",
          "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "qurtçıq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "toukka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Larve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "pronýmfi",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "προνύμφη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pagít",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "פגית"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "mba",
          "lang": "Higaonon",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "olod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lirfa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "jentik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "alt": "ようちゅう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yōchū",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "幼虫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "dɑɑdɑngkəw",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ដង្កូវ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "dimphiə",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ឌិម្ភា"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "alt": "幼蟲",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yuchung",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "유충"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "nǭn",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ຫນອນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "dūang",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ດ້ວງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kāpurs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "larva",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ларва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "lāṟva",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ലാർവ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "torongū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "mn",
          "english": "insect",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "avgaldaj",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "авгалдай"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "larve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "larve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "lârv",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "لارو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larvă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ličínka",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "личи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "Croatia",
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лѝчӣнка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "Serbia"
          ],
          "word": "ла̑рва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lìčīnka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "Serbia"
          ],
          "word": "lȃrva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ličinka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "larva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "lava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "bombwe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "larv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "kirm",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "кирм"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "kirmak",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "кирмак"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "qort",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "корт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "nɔ̌ɔn",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "หนอน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "kurtçuk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "gurçuk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lyčýnka",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "личи́нка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
          "word": "ấu trùng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "36 28 12 24",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "toukkavaihe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "larva",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "ლარვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pronýmfi",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "προνύμφη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pagít",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פַּגִּית"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lárva",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "לרווה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zákhal",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "זחל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ḍimbh",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "डिंभ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lārvā",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "लार्वा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "lárva"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lirfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "toukka"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōchū",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "幼虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "balañqūrt",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "балаңқұрт"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "dernäsıl",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "дернәсіл"
    },
    {
      "alt": "幼蟲",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yuchung",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "유충"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "licinka",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "личинка"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kāpurs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lerva"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "larva",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ларва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "lāṟva",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "ലാർവ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "torongū"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lârv",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "لارو"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šafīre",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "شفیره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "ḍimbh",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "ਡਿੰਭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "lārvā",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "ਲਾਰਵਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larvă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ličínka",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "личи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лѝчӣнка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Serbia"
      ],
      "word": "ла̑рва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lìčīnka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "Serbia"
      ],
      "word": "lȃrva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ličinka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "larv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "larvstadie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "larvstadium"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "ličinka",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "личинка"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtuua-ɔ̀ɔn",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "ตัวอ่อน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "kurtçuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "liçinka"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lyčýnka",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "личи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "lārvā",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "لاروا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "lëchinka",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "لېچىنكا"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "lichinka"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "ấu trùng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "word": "larvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "larfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a stage of growth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "larfae"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʿrtʿur",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "թրթուր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "sürfə"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qarışlawıq",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ҡарышлауыҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ličýnka",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лічы́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ličínka",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "личи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "幼蟲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yòuchóng",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "幼虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "qurtçıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "toukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pronýmfi",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "προνύμφη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pagít",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פגית"
    },
    {
      "code": "mba",
      "lang": "Higaonon",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "olod"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lirfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "jentik"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōchū",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "幼虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "dɑɑdɑngkəw",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ដង្កូវ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "dimphiə",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ឌិម្ភា"
    },
    {
      "alt": "幼蟲",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yuchung",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "유충"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nǭn",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ຫນອນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "dūang",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ດ້ວງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kāpurs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "larva",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ларва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "lāṟva",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ലാർവ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "torongū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "english": "insect",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "avgaldaj",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "авгалдай"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "larve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lârv",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "لارو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larvă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ličínka",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "личи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лѝчӣнка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Serbia"
      ],
      "word": "ла̑рва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lìčīnka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "Serbia"
      ],
      "word": "lȃrva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ličinka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "larva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "lava"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "bombwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "larv"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "kirm",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "кирм"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "kirmak",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "кирмак"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "qort",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "корт"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nɔ̌ɔn",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "หนอน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "kurtçuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "gurçuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lyčýnka",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "личи́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "word": "ấu trùng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "larvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hilarvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "an animal in such stage of growth — see also tadpole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jilarvat"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōsei",
      "sense": "recently born or hatched",
      "word": "幼生"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ličínka",
      "sense": "recently born or hatched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "личи́нка"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "larva"
  ],
  "word": "larva"
}

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