HETEROMETABOLIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage

Synonyms:

heterometabolic; heterometabolous

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Adjectives

Similar:

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

Derivation:

heterometabolism; heterometaboly (development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity)

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