in statu nascendi

in sta·tu nas·cen·di

ə̇n¦stā|(ˌ)tünəˈsendē,

-¦sta|,

|(ˌ)chü-,

-ˌdī;

-¦stä(ˌ)tünäˈskendē

: in the nascent state

produce the aldehyde in statu nascendi—

C. D. Hurd

: in the course of being formed or developed

if … isolation can promote the formation of full species, such species must in statu nascendi pass through a phase of less than specific distinction—

Fridthjof Økland

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Etymology

Latin, in the state of being born

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