Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LAR-VA, or LARVE
LAR-VA, or LARVE, n. [L. larva, a mask; Sw. larf; Dan. and G. larve.]
An insect in the caterpillar or grub state; the first stage after the egg in the metamorphoses of insects, preceding the pupa or chrysalis and perfect insect. – Linn.
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