Larvae
//ˈlɑː.vi//
"Larvae" in a Sentence (10 examples)
The water tank teems with mosquito larvae.
In summer it eats birds' eggs, wasps' larvae, berries and honey.
Every butterfly has been a larva, but not all larvae will become butterflies.
Yanni found larvae inside the fig.
June beetle larvae are commonly known as white grubs.
The larvae of June beetles can damage the roots of ornamental plants.
June beetle larvae are destructive.
Caterpillars are butterfly larvae.
Fish eat mosquito larvae.
Fish feed on mosquito larvae.
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