Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

larvalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lar-val-iza-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conversion into a larva

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, if we look for the most general character that Aphidococca share with another group with low chromosomal numbers, the Parasita, but not with other Paraneoptera groups, we shall see that the tendency for lower modal numbers within the Paraneoptera correlates with a tendency to larvalization of imaginal structures or neoteny, with reduction of the number of postembryonic stages to three—five in Aphidococca and Parasita, in comparison with the six developmental stages usually found in most Paraneoptera ."

Etymology

From larval + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: larval

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does larvalization mean?: Conversion into a larva
Where does larvalization come from?: From larval + -ization.

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