hemimetabolous
Exhibiting hemimetabolismExhibiting hemimetabolism.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Exhibiting hemimetabolism.
More definitions
- (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult:hemimetabolichemimetamorphoushemimetamorphic
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhemimetabolism
See also
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