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    HEMIMETABOLOUS

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     I. (adjective) 

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    Meaning:

    (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adultplay

    Synonyms:

    hemimetabolic; hemimetabolous; hemimetamorphic; hemimetamorphous

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    metamorphic (characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance)

    Derivation:

    hemimetabolism (incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects)

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