incomplete metamorphosis
noun
insect development, as in the grasshopper and cricket, in which the change is gradual and characterized by the absence of a pupal stage.Compare complete metamorphosis.
Words nearby incomplete metamorphosis
incomplete dominance, incomplete fistula, incomplete flower, incomplete foot presentation, incomplete fracture, incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive
Also called imperfect metamorphosis, hemimetabolism.
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