larvated

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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larvated (not comparable)

  1. Masked; clothed as if with a mask.
  2. Containing a larva or larvae.
    larvated eggs
    • 2021, Anne M. Zajac, Gary A. Conboy, Susan E. Little, Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, page 136:
      Larvated eggs are passed in the feces and are ingested by fly larvae intermediate hosts.
    • 2022, Jorge Morales-Montor, Víctor Hugo Del Río-Araiza, Romel Hernandéz-Bello, Parasitic Helminths and Zoonoses: From Basic to Applied Research, page 191:
      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. .