instar

¹ American  

[in-stahr] / ˈɪn stɑr /

noun

1. an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.

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instar ² American  

[in-stahr] / ɪnˈstɑr /

verb (used with object)

instarred, instarring

1. to set with or as if with stars.

2. Archaic.

   1. to place as a star.

   2. to make a star of.

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instar British  

/ ˈɪnstɑː /

noun

1. the stage in the development of an insect between any two moults

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Etymology

Origin of instar¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin, Latin īnstar “counterpart, equivalent”

Origin of instar²

First recorded in 1585–95; in- ¹ + star

Example Sentences

The company’s private equity firm, Instar Asset Management, is also named in the lawsuit.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

A wonderful companion book to Sigel’s is journalist Ana Valens’ Tumblr Porn, the first in a series by Instar Books called “Remember the Internet.”

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2021

Depositum Coeli, quod jure Batavia mater Horret, et baud credit se peperisse sibi; Talem oculis, talem ore tulit se maximus Hugo: Instar crede hominis, cætera crede Dei.

From The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works by Burigny, Jean Lévesque de

Instar veris enim vultus ubi tuus Affulsit populo, gratior it dies, Et soles melius nitent.

From A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. by Wilberforce, William

Mortales igitur memores modo vivite læti Instar venturi furis, discrimine nullo Cunctos rapturi passim ditesque inopesque.

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis