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hemimetabolous

(-mə tab′ə ləs)

adjective

designating or of a group of insect orders in which the juvenile stages are aquatic without a pupal stage, and in which the young differ considerably from the adults

also hemimetabolic

Related Forms:

hemimetabolism noun

See hemimetabolous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Undergoing a metamorphosis that lacks a pupal stage. Used of certain insects.

Origin:

Origin: hemi-

Origin: + metabol(ic)

Origin: + -ous

Related Forms:

hemˌi·me·tabˈo·lism (-ə-lĭzˌəm) noun

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