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heterometabolous
[ het-uh-roh-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]
/ 藢h蓻t 蓹 ro蕣 m瑟藞t忙b 蓹 l蓹s /
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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路er路o路met路a路bol路ic [het-uh-roh-met-uh-bol-ik]. /藢h蓻t 蓹 ro蕣藢m蓻t 蓹藞b蓲l 瑟k/.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heterometabolous
het路er路o路me路tab路o路lism, het路er路o路me路tab路o路ly, nounWords nearby heterometabolous
heterolecithal, heterologous, heterology, heterolysis, heteromerous, heterometabolous, heteromorphic, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative, heteronym
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