nymphal

adjective

nymph·​al ˈnim(p)fəl 

: of, relating to, or being a nymph : consisting of nymphs

during the nymphal period the mite may molt one or more times

—Nathan Banks

the first ephemerids … crack their nymphal shucks

—Richard Salmon

will result in lower nymphal populations

—Biological Abstracts

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from nymphe nymph + -al

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