heterometabolism 
heterometabolism
Definition
hetero·metabo·lism (het′ər ō mə tab′ə liz′əm)
noun
insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
Etymology: hetero- + metabolism
Related Forms:
- heterometabolic het′ero·met′a·bol′ic (-met′ə bäl′ik) adjective or heterometabolous het′ero·metab′o·lous (-mə tab′ə ləs)
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