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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

larva
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

noun.animal

17 Subcategories

ascidian tadpole go
free-swimming larva of ascidians
bladder worm go
encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
cercaria go
tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm
wireworm go
wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles
mealworm go
the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
wiggler, wriggler go
larva of a mosquito
strawworm, jointworm go
larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
ant lion, antlion, doodlebug go
the larva of any of several insects
aphid lion, aphis lion go
carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
dobson, hellgrammiate go
large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly
caseworm go
insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
caterpillar go
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
nymph go
a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
leptocephalus go
slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
bot go
botfly larva
grub go
a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
tadpole, polliwog, pollywog go
a larval frog or toad