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Larvae

/lˈɑrvi/
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(noun) plural of larva

The water tank teems with mosquito larvae.
In summer it eats birds' eggs, wasps' larvae, berries and honey.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Many species of insects spend a large part of their life cycle as ____ before they become adults today.

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