heterometabolous
[ het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]
adjectiveEntomology.
undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
Origin of heterometabolous
1- Also het·er·o·met·a·bol·ic [het-uh-roh-met-uh-bol-ik]. /ˌhɛt ə roʊˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk/.
Other words from heterometabolous
- het·er·o·me·tab·o·lism, het·er·o·me·tab·o·ly, noun
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