larva; young insect
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
larva; the immature form of an insect or parasite that hatches from an egg
Specific examples include wrigglers (孑孓) for mosquitoes and maggots (蛆) for flies. The term is used in both biological and everyday contexts.
Wén蚊
zi子
de的
yòu幼
chóng虫
jiào叫
jié孑
jué孓
。
The larva of a mosquito is called a wriggler.
Hú蝴
dié蝶
de的
yòu幼
chóng虫
shì是
máo毛
mao毛
chóng虫
。
The larva of a butterfly is a caterpillar.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
de的
yòu幼
chóng虫
huì会
gǎn感
rǎn染
rén人
lèi类
。
The larvae of this parasite can infect humans.
Yán研
jiū究
rén人
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
guān观
chá察
kūn昆
chóng虫
yòu幼
chóng虫
de的
fā发
yù育
guò过
chéng程
。
Researchers are observing the development process of insect larvae.