heterometabolous

[ het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]

adjectiveEntomology.
  1. undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.

Origin of heterometabolous

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  • 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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