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Larva vs Barbet - What's the difference?

larva | barbet |

As nouns the difference between larva and barbet

is that larva is mask while barbet is any of many birds of the family capitonidae'', within the order ''piciformes .

larva

English

(wikipedia larva)

Noun

  • 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.

    • Usage notes

    Although the plural (larvas) is somewhat common, it is regarded by some as incorrect.

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    barbet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of many birds of the family Capitonidae'', within the order ''Piciformes
  • A breed of small dog, with long curly hair.
  • A larva that feeds on aphids.

    • Derived terms

    * African barbet * American barbet * Asian barbet * Toucan-barbet

    See also

    * * (Lybiidae) (African barbet) * (Capitonidae) (American barbet) * (Megalaimidae) (Asian barbet) * (Semnornithidae) (Toucan-barbet)

    Anagrams

    * (l) ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Noun

    (m)
  • barb (in fishhook)