- heterometaboly
- het·ero·metaboly
English syllables. 2014.
heterometaboly
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heterometaboly — noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity • Syn: ↑heterometabolism • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometabolic, ↑heterometabolic (for: ↑heterometabolism) … Useful english dictionary
heterometabolism — noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity • Syn: ↑heterometaboly • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometabolic (for: ↑heterometaboly), ↑heterometabolic • … Useful english dictionary
heterometabolous — adjective (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage • Syn: ↑heterometabolic • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometaboly (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hemimetabolism — or hemimetaboly, also called incomplete metamorphosis, is a term used to describe the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the egg, nymph, and the adult stage, or imago. These groups go through gradual… … Wikipedia
heterometabolous — heterometabolism, heterometaboly, n. /het euh roh mi tab euh leuhs/, adj. Entomol. undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage. Also, heterometabolic /het euh roh met euh bol ik/.… … Universalium
heterometabolic — adjective (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage • Syn: ↑heterometabolous • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometaboly,… … Useful english dictionary
