Immature stage Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Monday, August 8, 2016 · 22-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between September 2009 and August 2016.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 8, 2016 · 22-Down · 5 letters
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the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
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