| ADJECTIVE | all | heterometabolic, heterometabolous | (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage / stage |
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| Meaning | (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage / stage. | |
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| Synonym | heterometabolous | |
| Broader | metamorphic | Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance |
| Spanish | heterometábolo | |
| Nouns | heterometabolism, heterometaboly | development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage / stage precedes maturity |
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