instar.
Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
Meaning & usage
Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
An arthropod at a specified one of these stages of development.
A stage in development.
Where this word comes from
From Latin instar (“form, likeness”), which is of obscure origin.
To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star.
To make a star of; set as a star.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English instar From in- + star.
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