larva

  • Label (1)

    • larva

  • Synonyms (17)

    • ammocoete (narrow synonym, )
    • bipinnaria (narrow synonym, )
    • caterpillar (narrow synonym, )
    • glochidium (narrow synonym, )
    • grub (narrow synonym, )
    • larval organism (exact synonym, )
    • leptocephalus (narrow synonym, )
    • maggot (narrow synonym, )
    • naiad (narrow synonym, )
    • naupilus (narrow synonym, )
    • nymph (narrow synonym, )
    • planula (narrow synonym, )
    • tadpole (narrow synonym, )
    • trochophore (narrow synonym, )
    • veliger (narrow synonym, )
    • wriggler (narrow synonym, )
    • zoea (narrow synonym, )

  • Type

    • organism part

  • URI (1)

    • http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002548

  • Definition (2)

    • a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.

    • Whole organism that is premetamorphic or a very immature individual.[TAO]

  • Reference (7)

  • Superclass (1)

  • Subclass (4)

  • Relations (1)