INSTAR

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.

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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

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27 May 2025

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”

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