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heterometabolous — Pertaining to a member of the Heterometabola, a superorder sometimes used for a series of insect orders in which incomplete metamorphosis is found. [hetero + G. metabole, change] … Medical dictionary
heterometabolous — het·ero·metabolous … English syllables
heterometabolous — adjective (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage • Syn: ↑heterometabolic • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometaboly (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
heterometabolous metamorphosis — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; metabole, change] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Developing by incomplete or direct metamorphosis where there is no pupal stage; the immature resemble adult insects and are known as nymphs. heteromorph n. [Gr. heteros,… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
metamorphosis — 1. A change in form, structure, or function. 2. Transition from one developmental stage to another. SYN: allaxis, transformation (1). [G. metamorphasos, transformation fr. meta, beyond, over, + morphe, form] complete m. insect … Medical dictionary
Nymph (biology) — Leaf Hopper nymph of the Common Jassid (Eurymela fenestrata). Specimen approx 10mm in length. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia in January 2007. In biology, a nymph is the immature form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which… … Wikipedia
Hemimetabolism — or hemimetaboly, also called incomplete metamorphosis, is a term used to describe the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the egg, nymph, and the adult stage, or imago. These groups go through gradual… … Wikipedia
heterometabolism — [het΄ər ō mə tab′ə liz΄əm] n. 〚 HETERO + METABOLISM〛 insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage heterometabolic [het΄ər ōmet΄ə bäl′ik] adj. heterometabolous [het΄ər ō΄mə… … Universalium
heterometabolism — [het΄ər ō mə tab′ə liz΄əm] n. [ HETERO + METABOLISM] insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage heterometabolic [het΄ər ōmet΄ə bäl′ik] adj. heterometabolous [het΄ər ō΄mə… … English World dictionary
heterometabolic — adjective (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage • Syn: ↑heterometabolous • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometaboly,… … Useful english dictionary
