English Explanatory Dictionary

larvate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Concealed; obscure; being a masked or doubtful case of disease.
verb
  1. To develop into larvae.

Word forms

larvate larvates larvating larvated

Etymology

First attested in 1846; borrowed from Latin larvātus, from larva (“a mask”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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