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postlarva

postlarva noun: the stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear.

Noun

postlarva (plural postlarvae)

  1. The stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear

Forms of postlarva

pluralpostlarvae

Origin of postlarva

From post- + larva.

Questions about postlarva

What does postlarva mean?
Postlarva means the stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear.
What part of speech is postlarva?
Postlarva is a noun.
What is the plural of postlarva?
The plural of postlarva is postlarvae.

Words near postlarva in the dictionary

  1. postlady
  2. postlaminar
  3. postlaminectomy
  4. postlanding
  5. postlapsarian
  6. postlarva
  7. postlarvae
  8. postlarval
  9. postlaryngeal
  10. postlaunch
  11. postlayoff

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