the active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa, e.g. a caterpillar or grub
(昆虫的)幼虫。比较
an immature form of other animals that undergo some metamorphosis, e.g. a tadpole
(其他经历蜕变过程的动物的)幼体(如蝌蚪)。
" mid 17th cent. (denoting a disembodied spirit or ghost): from Latin, literally ‘ghost, mask’."