ˈlärvəl, ˈlȧv- adjective
Etymology: Latin larvalis, from larva + -alis -al
1. : of or relating to a spectral larva
2.
[New Latin larvalis, from larva + Latin -alis -al]
a. : of, relating to, typical of, or being an animal larva
the larval eye
larval crayfishes
b. : immature of its kind
larval societies
larval hopes and fears