antilarval

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English

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Etymology

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From anti- +‎ larval.

Adjective

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antilarval (not comparable)

  1. Counteracting larvae.
    • 2008, Manguin Sylvie, Biodiversity of Malaria in the world[1], page 376:
      From 1890 to 1940, antilarval drainage operations, environmental measures and the use of chemical products (mineral oil, Paris Green) were the basis of vector control.