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Heterometabolic
see synonyms of heterometabolicAdjective
1. heterometabolic, heterometabolous
(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
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Heterometabolic
see synonyms of heterometabolic noun
insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
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