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heterometaboly

DEFINITIONS OF: heterometaboly

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n development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity

Synonyms:
heterometabolism
Type of:
metabolism, metamorphosis
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
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