hemimetabolous meaning

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

Definition of hemimetabolous

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

    Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic

    Similar: metamorphic

    Related forms: hemimetabolism

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