larvated

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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. .