Meaning Teneral
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Teneral


the state of an insect immediately after moulting. At this time the insect's exoskeleton has not hardened and it may be pale in colour. Read more on: Teneral
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  Condition of recently moulted
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(of an arthropod, etc.) Callow. 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.
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Teneral


adult after it has just emerged, soft and not definitively colored
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