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adjective Entomology.
undergoing incomplete metamorphosis.
Related forms
hem·i·me·tab·o·lism, hem·i·me·tab·o·ly, noun
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Hemimetabolous
has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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| hemimetabolous | |
adjective | |
| (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult |
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