instar
(noun) an insect or other arthropod between molts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
instar (plural instars)
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.
(by extension) A stage in development.
instar (third-person singular simple present instars, present participle instarring, simple past and past participle instarred)
(transitive, archaic) To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star.
(transitive) To make a star of; set as a star.
• S-train, Sartin, Strain, Tarins, Trains, atrins, santir, sartin, starin', strain, tairns, tarins, trains
Source: Wiktionary
In*star", v. t.
Definition: To stud as with stars. [R.] "A golden throne instarred with gems." J. Barlow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
