instar

Meaning

Noun

1. Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
2. An arthropod at a specified one of these stages of development.
3. (broadly) A stage in development.

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star.
2. (transitive) To make a star of; set as a star.

Synonyms

age

ream

stadium

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Translations

estadio

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Entwicklungsstadium

Larvenstadium

στάδιο

Instar

ínstar

bu safha

Larve

yıldız gibi yapmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnstɑː/

Etymology

From Latin instar (“form, likeness”), which is of obscure origin.