larval
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They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.
From BBC
Other larval cells, including a few nerve cells, died off and disappeared.
From Science Magazine
It’s revelatory to hear the material in this larval stage: They are unmistakably Lou Reed songs, yes, but they’re not yet Velvet Underground songs.
From New York Times
Robert Taft was the larval stage of what exists today.
From Salon
Another option is to add an insecticide that targets the immature mosquitos in their larval stage.
From Science Magazine
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