hemimetabolic meaning

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hemimetabolic (adjective): (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult.

Definition of hemimetabolic

  1. (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult

    Synonyms: hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic

    Similar: metamorphic

    Related forms: hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in IC · 13-letter words

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