larva vs nymph
nymph vs larvalarva and nymph both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| larva | Yes | No | No | No |
| nymph | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
nymph is a hyponym of
larva; that is, nymph 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
- nymph: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
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, leptocephalus, bot, grub, polliwog, pollywog, tadpole.
| larva (noun) | nymph (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 larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) |
| (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden | |
| a voluptuously beautiful young woman |
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