adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. larva, larvae.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
幼生 ようせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

infancy, childhood
おさな.い ヨウ うぶ (6th, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)