toukka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- caterpillar noun The wormlike larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
- grub noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
- larva noun The early, immature form of an insect or amphibian after hatching, before it changes into its adult shape.
- maggot noun The soft, legless larva of a fly, often found in decaying matter.
- spat noun A brief, minor argument or quarrel.
Senses
toukka is used for these senses in English:
- caterpillar The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
- cutworm The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
- grub (countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle.
- larva An animal in the aforementioned stage.
- larva (figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.
- maggot A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]
- spat The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
caterpillar — full definition
- noun The wormlike larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
- noun A vehicle fitted with continuous tracks instead of wheels, used for rough terrain.
grub — full definition
- noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
- noun Food.
- verb To dig in the ground, especially searching for something.
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