heterometabolism
ə adjective Entomology.
undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
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het·er·o·me·tab·o·lism, het·er·o·me·tab·o·ly, noun
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| heterometabolism | |
noun | |
| development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity |
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| heterometabolous | |
adjective | |
| (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage |
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