How to say larvae in Japanese

幼生☆【ようせいyousei】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • larva; larvae

Example Sentences

水槽suisouにniボウフラBOUFURAがgaうようよuyouyoしているshiteiru。
The water tank teems with mosquito larvae.
夏natsuにniはha、それsoreはha鳥toriのno卵tamago、スズメバチSUZUMEBACHIのno幼虫youchuu、ベリーBERIIおよびoyobi蜂蜜hachimitsuをwo食べるtaberu。
In summer it eats birds' eggs, wasps' larvae, berries and honey.

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