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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The form of insect development in which the nymph is very similar to the adult and matures without becoming a pupa uncountable
2. 2
   development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

heterometaboly

Etymology

From hetero- + metabolism.

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