What does instars mean?
noun
The stages of development of an insect between hatching and pupation, especially when it undergoes a series of molts. Insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis, such as grasshoppers and crickets, have several instars before reaching adulthood.
Example
"The instars of the butterfly went through a series of molts before emerging as a fully formed adult."
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