teneral

Etymology

From Latin tener + -al.

adj

  1. (of an arthropod, etc.) 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

  1. Such an imago.

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