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heterometabolous
[ het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]
adjective
, Entomology.
- undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
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- heter·o·me·tabo·lism heter·o·me·tabo·ly noun
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Origin of heterometabolous1
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