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larvating

larvating is the present participle and gerund of larvate.

Meaning of larvate

Verb

larvate (third-person singular simple present larvates, present participle larvating, simple past and past participle larvated)

  1. To develop into larvae.
    • Thus, approximately 20.0 % of eggs larvated but failed to hatch. Failure of the eggs to develop into infective larvae in E. coli or fecal cultures at 5 C. agrees generally with the reports of […]1967, American Journal of Veterinary Research

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Questions about larvating

What is larvating the present participle and gerund of?
Larvating is the present participle and gerund of larvate.

Words near larvating in the dictionary

  1. larvarium
  2. larvas
  3. larvate
  4. larvated
  5. larvates
  6. larvating
  7. larve
  8. larves
  9. larvicidal
  10. larvicide
  11. larvicided

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