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pharate

phar·ate [ fárrət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of transition between developmental stages: used to describe an animal, especially an insect, while it lies within the cuticle of the previous developmental stage waiting to emerge

[Mid-20th century. < Greek pharos "cloak"]
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