larva
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Dr Smith said this might have been caused by high concentrations of phosphorus in the ocean where this larva briefly lived and died.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024
A doctor without firsthand knowledge of Kennedy's medical history told the Times that details described in the deposition pointed to a pork tapeworm larva.
From Salon • May 8, 2024
As the ants start to attack, the larva tenses its muscles and expels a drop of bright red fluid known as hemolymph.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024
The theory among many biologists has been that a larva stops growing when it reaches a certain body size, which triggers it to start the process of becoming an adult.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023
I don’t realize I’m checking my palms for creeping lesions, eruptions called cutaneous larva migrans, until Grandma gives me The Eye-Roll.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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