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Larva vs Prothetely - What's the difference?

larva | prothetely |

As nouns the difference between larva and prothetely

is that larva is 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 while prothetely is the abnormal development of parts of an insect larva, often as a result of abnormal conditions.

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 ----

    prothetely

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The abnormal development of parts of an insect larva, often as a result of abnormal conditions

    • Related terms

    *prothetelic *prothetelous