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The screwworm is actually a fly larva that eats living flesh instead of dead material.
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Jeffrey Collins,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
The larva will hatch and eat the paralyzed cicada.
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Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
People often submerse themselves in water to ease their suffering, allowing the worm to release larva that then infect others.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Jeffrey Collins,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
The larva will hatch and eat the paralyzed cicada.
—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
People often submerse themselves in water to ease their suffering, allowing the worm to release larva that then infect others.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larva
nymph
Noun
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Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes depicts a Greek mythological scene during the Trojan War in which the hero Achilles has been hidden by his mother, the sea nymph Thetis, on the island of Skyros.
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One claims that the area’s name originates from the love story between the demigod Hercules and a nymph named Amalfi.
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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