larva vs grub
grub vs larvalarva and grub both are nouns.
larva is not a verb while grub is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| larva | Yes | No | No | No |
| grub | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
grub is a hyponym of
larva; that is, grub is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
larva:
- larva: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
- grub: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
Other hyponyms of larva include
ascidian tadpole, bladder worm, cercaria, wireworm, mealworm, wiggler, wriggler, jointworm, strawworm, ant lion, antlion, doodlebug, aphid lion, aphis lion, dobson, hellgrammiate, caseworm, caterpillar, nymph, leptocephalus, bot, polliwog, pollywog, tadpole.
| larva (noun) | grub (noun) |
|---|---|
| the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects |
| informal terms for a meal |
| larva (verb) | grub (verb) |
|---|---|
| search about busily | |
| ask for and get free; be a parasite |
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