Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

larvated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lar-vat-ed
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Masked; concealed.

adj

Containing a larva or larvae.

Example Sentences

"... larvated or concealed in an excellent one, even though they are preceded by such slight attacks of petit mal. These larvated attacks of epileptic insanity are apt to recur periodically or quasi-periodically, and they have in[…]"
"[…] larvated or masked form, the latent form, the secondary and the associated forms. The Common Form. - Dyspepsia and anæmia often signalize its beginning; herpes zoster, according to some authors, is a precious diagnostic sign of[…]"
"larvated eggs"
"Larvated eggs are passed in the feces and are ingested by fly larvae intermediate hosts."
"Paratenic or incidental hosts that ingest larvated eggs maintain somatic larvae in their tissues ( 3 ) that are infective to predators of the infected paratenic host. ."

Etymology

From Latin larvatus (“bewitched”). See larva, larvate.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: larvatus

Questions

What does larvated mean?: Masked; concealed.
Where does larvated come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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