Larva vs Butterfly - What's the difference?
larva | butterfly |
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.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera , distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
The butterfly stroke.
A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
To cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across a gaping wound to close it.
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As nouns the difference between larva and butterfly
is that larva is mask while butterfly is a flying insect of the order lepidoptera , distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.As a verb butterfly is
to cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.larva
English
(wikipedia larva)Noun
Usage notes
Although the plural (larvas) is somewhat common, it is regarded by some as incorrect.Anagrams
* English nouns with irregular plurals ----butterfly
English
(Butterfly) (wikipedia butterfly)Noun
(butterflies)- The day came indeed when her breathless auditors learnt from her in bewilderment that what ailed him was that he was, alas, simply not serious. Maisie wept on Mrs. Wix's bosom after hearing that Sir Claude was a butterfly [...].
- butterfly tape
Synonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* butterflies in one's stomach * butterfly ballot * butterfly banners * butterfly bat * butterfly bomb * butterfly bush (see buddleia or buddleja) * butterfly chair * butterfly clam * butterfly collector (see lepidopterist or lepidopterology) * butterfly cod * butterfly crab * butterfly dam * butterfly damper * butterfly effect * butterfly fish * butterfly flower (see schizanthus) * butterfly hinge * butterfly knife * butterfly knot * butterfly lily * butterfly mussel * butterfly net * butterfly nut (wing nut) * butterfly orchid * butterfly pea * butterfly plant * butterfly ray * butterfly shell * butterfly stroke (swimming) * butterfly table * butterfly tulip * butterfly valve * butterfly weed * butterfly window * float like a butterfly * peacock butterfly * social butterflyVerb
(en-verb)- butterflied shrimp
- Butterfly the chicken before you grill it.