larve
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Meanings
Noun
1. grub, larva (immature insect)
2. wimp, drip (weak, lazy and/or ineffectual person) (informal, derogatory)
Examples6
Caterpillars are butterfly larvae.
The meat was crawling with maggots.
The water tank teems with mosquito larvae.
The hornet's eggs and grubs develop in a nest.
June beetle grubs are destructive.
June beetle grubs feed on plant roots.