Larval

//ˈlɑɹvəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to larvae:; Being a larva.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to larvae:; Characteristic of larvae.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to larvae:; Having the form or shape of a larva.
  4. 4
    Undeveloped, latent.
  5. 5
    Immature, childlike. broadly

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or typical of a larva wordnet

Synonyms

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embryonicfetalgerminalimmature

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"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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larval food plant

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