Definition of "larval"

larval

/ˈlɑɹvəl/

adjective
1. Of or relating to larvae:
  1. Being a larva.
  2. Characteristic of larvae.
  3. Having the form or shape of a larva.
2. (pathology) Undeveloped, latent.
3. (by extension) Immature, childlike.
  Quotations
  A period in larval stage during which student hackers hassle each other by attempting to log each other out of the system, delete each other's files, and otherwise wreak havoc, usually at the expense of the lesser users.
  2023 July 12 (last accessed), “Wheel Wars”, in The Jargon File‎