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Zygote vs Larva - What's the difference?

zygote | larva |

As nouns the difference between zygote and larva

is that zygote is a fertilized egg cell while 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.

zygote

English

(wikipedia zygote)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fertilized egg cell.

    • Hyponyms

    * homozygote * heterozygote

    Derived terms

    () * zygotic

    Related terms

    () * dizygotic * monozygotic * zygosity

    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 ----