Word: instars
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
stars
Definition: Plural of instar; an insect or other arthropod between molts
Morphemes:
Affix: instar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: instar
Language: la
Decoded: instar
Meaning: form, likeness
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).