larvi-, larv- +
(Latin: insect in its grub stage; from Latin larva, "mask" and by extension, "ghost", the idea being that an insect in its grub stage is merely a ghost of its future self and bears no resemblance to its future form)
Larvae of some kinds of insects are known as caterpillars, maggots, grubs, and worms.
Used in describing a symptom, disease, or condition with atypical features.
A larva (singular form), is the stage of development between hatching and the attainment of adult form or maturity of insects.
2. Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; a reference to certain insects.
A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "insects, bugs, worms; invertebrates": aphidi-; api-; ascari-; culci-; Dung Beetle Survival; Dung Beetles Important; Eating Worms; entomo-; formic-; Guinea worms; helmintho-; insecto-; Insects: Importance; isopter-; lepidopter-; meliss-; mosquito; Mosquito, other Languages; Mosquitoes, Pt. 1; Mosquitoes, Pt. 2; myrmeco-; scarab; scoleco-; sphec-; taeni-; termit-; vermo-.