teneral

From Latin tener +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.nə.ɹəl/

teneral (not comparable)

1. (of an arthropod, etc.) 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.

• tenerity

teneral (plural tenerals)

1. Such an imago.

• enteral, eternal