Larvae
['lɑrvi]
Definition
(pl. ) of Larva
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Examples
- They are incapable of making their own nests, or of feeding their own larvae. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In England the masters alone usually leave the nest to collect building materials and food for themselves, their slaves and larvae. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Both in Switzerland and England the slaves seem to have the exclusive care of the larvae, and the masters alone go on slave-making expeditions. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This philosophical naturalist, I may add, has also shown that the muscles in the larvae of certain insects are far from uniform. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In most cases, however, the larvae, though active, still obey, more or less closely, the law of common embryonic resemblance. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Cases can even be given of the larvae of allied species, or groups of species, differing more from each other than do the adults. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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