ADJECTIVE | all | heterometabolous, heterometabolic | (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 | heterometabolic | |
Broader | metamorphic | Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance |
Spanish | heterometábolo |
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