Teneral
Pronunciation : Ten"er*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa. In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained its mature coloring.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913