ametabolic

[ey-met-uh-bol-ik]

a·met·a·bol·ic

[ey-met-uh-bol-ik]
adjective Zoology.
undergoing slight or no metamorphosis.
Also, a·me·tab·o·lous [ey-muh-tab-uh-luhs] .


Origin:
1865–70; a-6 + metabolic
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Ametabolic is always a great word to know.
So is reptile. Does it mean:
cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara
vertebrate with body hair that nourishes young with milk from mammary glands
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ametabolic (əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk)
 
adj
(of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis

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