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heterometabolous

[ het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]
/ ˌhɛt ə roʊ mɪˈtæb ə ləs /

adjective Entomology.

undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.

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Also het·er·o·met·a·bol·ic [het-uh-roh-met-uh-bol-ik]. /ˌhɛt ə roʊˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk/.

Origin of heterometabolous

hetero- + metabol(ic) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM heterometabolous

het·er·o·me·tab·o·lism, het·er·o·me·tab·o·ly, noun

Words nearby heterometabolous

heterology, heterolysis, heteromeric, heteromeric cell, heteromerous, heterometabolous, heterometaplasia, heterometric autoregulation, heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis
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