Definitions
an insect or other arthropod between molts
Word origin
From Latin instar (“form, likeness”), which is of obscure origin.
Used in a sentence
“In A. orientalis, first and second instars were more susceptible than third instars to H. bacteriophora TF strain, […]”
“California spirituality is a late instar of America’s utopian impulse, and corporate meritocracy derives from the Whig dream of the self-made man that entranced young Abraham Lincoln.”
“Yet mark with shining steps the humbler way; And, as angelic feet instar the sky, Drop the bright sparks along the wilderness.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Larval phase”6 letters
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