instar

Plural: instars

Noun

• an insect or other arthropod between molts
• 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.
• A stage in development.

Verb

Verb Forms: instarred, instarring, instars

• To adorn with or as if with stars.
• To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star.
• To make a star of; set as a star.

Examples

• Her high-scoring plays seemed to INSTAR the Scrabble board with brilliance.

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