Larva

lär′va, n. an insect in its first stage after i uing from the egg—i.e. in the caterpillar state: a ghost, spectre:— pl. Larvæ (lär′vē). — adjs. Lar′val ; Lar′vate , -d , clothed as with a mask; Lar′viform ; Larvip′arous , producing young in a larva-form. [L. larva , a spectre, a mask.]