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hemimetabolous

[ hem-ee-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]

adjective

, Entomology.
  1. having the developmental stages of an incomplete metamorphosis:

    the numerous orders of hemimetabolous insects include those of aphids, crickets, cockroaches, dragonflies, and earwigs.

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Other Words From

  • hemi·me·tabo·lism hemi·me·tabo·ly noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemimetabolous1

First recorded in 1865–70; hemi- + metabolous

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