larva
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"Over several weeks, they not only reshaped their morphological features, but also had a completely different feeding behavior, typical of a cydippid larva."
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
The weird thing is, the larva cannot produce carminic acid on its own.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024
"Especially the ascidian larva is an ideal model for understanding early vertebrate development."
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024
It looks like the larva of a butterfly.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 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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