neanic

adjective

ne·​an·​ic

nēˈanik

: youthful

specifically : constituting the pupal stage of insect development

Word History

Etymology

Greek neanikos youthful, vigorous, from neanias young man + -ikos -ic; akin to Greek neos new

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