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hemimetabolous
[ hem-ee-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]
adjective
, Entomology.
- 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 Words From
- hemi·me·tabo·lism hemi·me·tabo·ly noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hemimetabolous1
First recorded in 1865–70; hemi- + metabolous
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Example Sentences
The hemimetabolous species, as well as some of the holometabolous species such as the honey bees, have the same diet throughout their lives.
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