'Teneral' definitions:
Definition of 'Teneral'
From: GCIDE
- Teneral \Ten"er*al\, a. [L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]