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Preferred term

larvae

Definition

independently living, post-embryonic stage of an animal that is markedly different in form from the adult and which undergoes metamorphosis into the adult form, e.g. caterpillar, grub, tadpole. plu. larvae. a. larval.

Broader concept

animals

Note

[comments ] redundant with ln 526" , "[comments ] redundant with ln 524" , "[controlled by ] Mark Frenzel, 22 May 2013" , "[source of definition ] Worksheet Hend: Larva

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20562

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 10/1/23

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