instar

About 0.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
2. noun An arthropod at a specified one of these stages of development.
3. noun A stage in development.
4. verb To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star.
5. verb To make a star of; set as a star.

Similar words

stadia age time juncture stage phase point stadium ballpark life stage

Often followed by

larvae larva nymphs and of is de in to

Word family

instars