"instar" in Chinese (Simplified)

齡期

Definition

“齡期”是昆蟲或節肢動物在每次蛻皮之間的生長階段。

主要用於生物學領域，尤其是昆蟲學。專指昆蟲或節肢動物蛻皮間的階段，常和數字一起用，如“第二齡期”。在日常對話中較少出現。

The caterpillar entered its second instar after shedding its skin.

毛毛蟲蛻皮後進入第二**齡期**。

Each instar is a growth stage in the life of an insect.

每個**齡期**都是昆蟲生長階段之一。

A dragonfly nymph passes through several instars before becoming an adult.

蜻蜓若蟲在變成成蟲前會經過多個**齡期**。

Scientists studied the feeding habits of beetles during the third instar.

科學家研究了甲蟲在第三**齡期**的進食習慣。

You can tell the instar by the size and color of the larva.

可以透過幼蟲的大小和顏色分辨**齡期**。

After the final instar, the butterfly forms a chrysalis.

在最後一個**齡期**後，蝴蝶會形成蛹。