heterometabolous
[het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luh s]
adjective Entomology.
undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
Nearby words
- heterology,
- heterolysis,
- heteromeric,
- heteromeric cell,
- heteromerous,
- heterometaplasia,
- heterometric autoregulation,
- heterometropia,
- heteromorphic,
- heteromorphosis
Also het·er·o·met·a·bol·ic [het-uh-roh-met-uh-bol-ik] /ˌhɛt ə roʊˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk/.
Origin of heterometabolous
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