transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlär-və ]
noun
( plural lar·vae -(ˌ)vē, -ˌvī ; also larvas )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, specter, mask; akin to Latin lar Lar
Date: 1768
1. : the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects, alters chiefly in size while passing through several molts, and is finally transformed into a pupa or chrysalis from which the adult emerges
2. : the early form of an animal (as a frog or sea urchin) that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters
• lar·val -vəl adjective