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incomplete metamorphosis
[in-kuhm-pleet met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis]
noun
insect development, as in the grasshopper and cricket, in which the change is gradual and characterized by the absence of a pupal stage.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incomplete metamorphosis1
First recorded in 1770–75
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