larva

hyönteistoukka, toukka An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
An animal in the aforementioned stage.
A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
(inflection of)
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larva
larvaEnglish larva, grub
puhekieltä shadow, skeleton
ghost, evil spirit, demon, devil
puhekieltä horrific mask
puhekieltä skeleton
circa 200 B.C., w:Plautus Plautus, w:Captivi Captivi, Act 3, Scene 4, line 66:

Larvae stimulant virum.

"The ghosts rouse the man."