Larvæ.
Mischievous spectres. The larva or ghost of Caligula was often seen (according to Suetonius) in his palace.
Mischievous spectres. The larva or ghost of Caligula was often seen (according to Suetonius) in his palace.
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.