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larva

[lahr-vuh] / ˈlɑr və /
NOUN
caterpillar
Synonyms


NOUN
maggot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

"Witnessing how they slowly transition to a typical cydippid larva as if they were going back in time, was simply fascinating," Soto-Angel said in a statement.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

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

The weird thing is, the larva cannot produce carminic acid on its own.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024

Taylor dropped the larva into Adina’s open palm.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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