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larva meaning in Tamil

இளம் புழு

UK/ˈlɑː.və//ˈlɑɹ.və/

larva in Tamil: இளம் புழு, முட்டைப்புழு, புழு, இளஉயிரி. In English, larva means an early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.

Tamil words for larva

இளம் புழு, முட்டைப்புழு, புழு, இளஉயிரி, குடம்பையம், புழுப்பருவம்

English meaning of larva

  1. noun An early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
  2. noun An animal in the aforementioned stage.
  3. noun A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
  4. noun A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.

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Questions about larva in Tamil

What is the meaning of larva in Tamil?
Larva in Tamil is இளம் புழு, முட்டைப்புழு, புழு, இளஉயிரி.
larva என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Larva: இளம் புழு, முட்டைப்புழு, புழு, இளஉயிரி.
What does larva mean in English?
Larva means an early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: larva (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: larva (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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