hemimetabolous

American  

[hem-ee-mi-tab-uh-luhs] / ˌhɛm i mɪˈtæb ə ləs /

Also hemimetabolic

adjective

Entomology.

1. having the developmental stages of an incomplete metamorphosis.

   the numerous orders of hemimetabolous insects include those of aphids, crickets, cockroaches, dragonflies, and earwigs.

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Other Word Forms

• hemimetabolism
  noun
• hemimetaboly
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of hemimetabolous

First recorded in 1865–70; hemi- + metabolous

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