Hemimetabolic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    hemimetabolous not-comparable

    "Grasshoppers and cockroaches are hemimetabolic."

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

Synonyms

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hemimetaboloushemimetamorphichemimetamorphoushemimetamorphous

Example

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"Grasshoppers and cockroaches are hemimetabolic."

Etymology

From hemi- + metabolic.

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