na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
larva; larvae
Biological term for the early, often immature, form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis. Used as a noun or adjectivally with な or の.
The larva of a frog is called a tadpole.
This insect overwinters in the larval stage.
larval organ
paedogenesis; pedogenesis
Compound of 幼 (young, immature) and 生 (life, living). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern Japanese as a technical term for larval forms.