"instar" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 齡期

Definition

「齡期」是昆蟲或節肢動物在每次蛻皮之間的成長階段。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於生物學範疇，尤其是昆蟲學。專指昆蟲或節肢動物蛻皮之間的階段，經常搭配數字使用，如「第二齡期」。很少用於日常會話。

Examples

The caterpillar entered its second instar after shedding its skin.

毛毛蟲蛻皮之後進入第二**齡期**。

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

每個**齡期**都是昆蟲成長階段之一。

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

豆娘若蟲在成為成蟲前會經過幾個**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.

可以從幼蟲的大小與顏色判斷**齡期**。

After the final instar, the butterfly forms a chrysalis.

在最後一個**齡期**後，蝴蝶會結蛹。