ADJECTIVE | all | hemimetabolous, hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic | (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult |
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Meaning | (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult. | |
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Synonyms | hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic | |
Broader | metamorphic | Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance |
Spanish | hemimetábolo | |
Nouns | hemimetabolism | incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects |
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