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▸ noun:  An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
▸ noun:  An animal in the aforementioned stage.
▸ noun:  A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
▸ noun:  (figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.

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