any of the various stages of an insect or other arthropod between molts
Origin of instar
Modern Latin from L, a shape, form from instare: see instantinstar
in·startransitive verb
-·starred′, -·star′ring- to stud or adorn as with stars
- to place as a star
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instar
transitive verb
in·starred, in·star·ring, in·starsTo stud with or as if with stars.
noun
A stage of an insect or other arthropod between one molt and the next.
Origin of instar
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Noun
(plural instars)
Origin
From Latin instar (“form, likeness”).
Verb
(third-person singular simple present instars, present participle instarring, simple past and past participle instarred)
Origin
in- + star
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instar - Medical Definition
n.
A stage of an insect or other arthropod between one molt and the next.
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