The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LARVA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Immature insect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LARVA | 67 % | 5 |
| PUPA | 11 % | 4 |
| NYMPH | 11 % | 5 |
| IMAGO | 11 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Immature insect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- larva
- caterpillar
- pupa
- grub
- pupal
- imago
- chrysalis
- larval
- kell
- callow
- chorion
- instar
Crossword Answer definitions
LARVA 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.
- An animal in the aforementioned stage.
- A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LARVA
- Baby bug
- Cocoon spinner
- Caterpillar, e.g.
- Tiny wriggler
- Progeny unlike its parent
- Stage in entomology
- Caterpillar or maggot
- Cocoon creator
- Grub
- Metamorphosis stage
More clues leading to the result PUPA
- Future imago
- Onetime larva
- Insect stage
- Immobile insect
- Life in a cocoon
- Cocooned stage
- Growth stage in a cocoon
- Cocoon's content
- Insect in a cocoon
- Pre-imago stage
More clues leading to the result NYMPH
- Callisto or Calypso
- Minor nature goddess
- Maiden deity
- Calypso, for one
- Dragonfly larva
- Dryad or naiad
- Immature insect
- Mythological maiden
- Nature goddess
- Callisto, for one