larva

  • 111polypod larva — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. An insect larval stage found in Lepidoptera and some Hymenoptera with thoracic appendages and caterpillar like abdominal locomotory processes (prolegs); polypodeiform; eruciform larva; see protopod larva; campodeiform… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 112phantom larva — noun : the colorless transparent aquatic larva of any of the small flies of the family Chaoboridae * * * phantom larva, the aquatic larva of a variety of nonbiting gnat. Phantom larvae commonly live in mud on lake bottoms …

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  • 113Loeven's larva — Loev en s lar va . [Named after the Swedish zo[ o]logist, S. F. L[ o]ven, who discovered it.] (Zo[ o]l.) The peculiar larva of Polygordius. See {Polygordius}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 114Rat-tailed larva — Rat tailed Rat tailed (r[a^]t t[=a]ld ), a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. [1913 Webster] {Rat tailed larva} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See {Eristalis}. {Rat tailed serpent} (Zo[ o]l.), the …

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  • 115Dauer larva — Dauer (German for duration ) describes an alternative developmental stage of nematode worms, particularly Caenorhabditis elegans whereby the larva goes into a type of stasis and can survive harsh conditions. It may also be equivalent to the… …

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  • 116Oruga (larva) — Oruga de Papilio machaon …

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  • 117bipinnaria larva — (ECHINODERMATA: Asteroidea) The free swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva; characterized by ciliated preoral and postoral bands and extending onto lobes projecting from the body; dipleurula larva; see brachiolaria …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 118coarctate larva — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. A larva similar to the dipteran puparium in which the skin of the preceding instar is not completely shed, being attached to the caudal end of the body. 2. The sixth instar of a meloid larva with the fifth exuvium… …

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  • 119doliolaria larva — (ECHINODERMATA: Crinoidea) A free swimming bilaterally symmetrical larva of the crinoids and a post auricularia holothurian larva; characterized by possessing a large apical tuft and several (4 or 5) ciliated bands around the body; dipluerula;… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 120Muller's larva — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Turbellaria) In Polycladida, larva possessing eight posteriorly directed postoral lobes; see cephalotrocha larva …

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