Definition of TENERAL

teneral

Plural: tenerals

Adj

  • In the pale, soft-bodied state that follows moulting, before the hardening and darkening of the cuticle, during which the creature is able to expand.

Noun

  • Such an imago.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin tener + -al.

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