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hemimetabolous
American
[hem-ee-mi-tab-uh-luhs]
/ ˌhɛm i mɪˈtæb ə ləs /
Also
hemimetabolic
adjective
Entomology.
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Etymology
Origin of hemimetabolous
First recorded in 1865–70; hemi- + metabolous
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