pharate
The English word “pharate” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- In the final stages of conversion from pupa to adult, e.g. waiting to emerge from a cocoon, or escaping from an aquatic pupal stage to terrestrial adulthood.
- In transition between major stages of development, e.g. from pupa to imago.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φᾶρος (phâros, “mantle, cloth, web”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), suggesting the process of being about to shed the old skin.
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