heterometabolous
American
[het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luhs]
/ ˌhɛt ə roʊ mɪˈtæb ə ləs /
Also
heterometabolic
adjective
Entomology.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of heterometabolous
hetero- + metabol(ic) + -ous
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