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larval
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immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage
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relating to or characteristic of the larva stage, which is an early, immature form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis
Example
The butterfly's larval stage is spent as a caterpillar before it transforms into a chrysalis.
Scientists observed the larval development of the frog in a controlled environment.
