heterometabolous

Definitions of heterometabolous
  1. adjective
    (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
    synonyms: heterometabolic
    metamorphic
    characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance
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