Instar Definition

ĭn-stär
instar, instars
verb
To stud or adorn as with stars.
Webster's New World
To place as a star.
Webster's New World
noun
Any of the various stages of an insect or other arthropod between molts.
Webster's New World
(by extension) A stage in development.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Instar

Noun

Singular:
instar
Plural:
instars

Origin of Instar

  • New Latin īnstar from Latin image, form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin instar (“form, likeness”).

    From Wiktionary

  • in- +‎ star

    From Wiktionary

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