# die Larve

die Larve is a German noun meaning “larva”. Forms: der Larve, die Larven.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Larve
- Plural: die Larven

## In other languages

- Русский: личинка, куколка
- Українська: личинка

## Meanings

1. larva (early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians)
2. _Austria · Southern-Germany · Switzerland · literary_ mask
   - Verzeihung / Für diese verhaßte Larve, Königin, / Die mir zu tragen Kampf genug gekostet, / Doch der ich’s danke, daß ich mich euch nahen, / Euch Hülfe und Errettung bringen kann. — Oh, pardon, / My gracious liege, for the detested mask, / Which it has cost me pain enough to wear; / Yet through such means alone have I the power / To see you, and to bring you help and rescue.

## Examples

- Raupen sind die Larven von Schmetterlingen. — Caterpillars are butterfly larvae.
- Die Eier und Larven von Hornissen entwickeln sich in einem Nest. — The hornet's eggs and grubs develop in a nest.

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