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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
heterometabolism — het·ero·metabolism … English syllables
heterometabolism — noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity • Syn: ↑heterometaboly • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometabolic (for: ↑heterometaboly), ↑heterometabolic • … Useful english dictionary
heterometabolous — heterometabolism, heterometaboly, n. /het euh roh mi tab euh leuhs/, adj. Entomol. undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage. Also, heterometabolic /het euh roh met euh bol ik/.… … Universalium
heterometaboly — noun development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity • Syn: ↑heterometabolism • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometabolic, ↑heterometabolic (for: ↑heterometabolism) … Useful english dictionary
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
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
