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hemimetabolism

American

[hem-ee-muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / ˌhɛm i məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /

noun

Entomology.

incomplete metamorphosis.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of hemimetabolism

First recorded in 1885–90; hemi- ( def. ) + metabolism ( def. )

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