larval

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larval

  • /ˈlɑɹvəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)vəl

adjective

  1. Being a larva.
  2. Characteristic of larvae.
  3. Having the form or shape of a larva.
  4. Undeveloped, latent.
  5. broadly Immature, childlike. A period in larval stage during which student hackers hassle each other by attempting to log each other out of the system, delete each other's files, and otherwise wreak havoc, usually at the expense of the lesser users.

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adj of or relating to a larva or larvae, being a larva, larval-like, undeveloped

Españollarvario
Deutschlarval, larvenähnlich, larvenartig

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@misc{larval_2026,
  title = {larval},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/larval},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}