paurometabolous

paurometabolous
paurometabolous [pô΄rō mə tab′ə ləs]
adj.
< Gr pauros, small (< IE base * pōu-: see FEW) + metabolos, changeable < metabolē, change: see METABOLISM
designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in which metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form: also paurometabolic [pôr΄ōmet΄ə bäl′ik] n.
paurometabolism
n.

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  • paurometabolous — pau·ro·me·tab·o·lous …   English syllables

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  • paurometabola — ˌpȯrōməˈtabələ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pauros small, slight + New Latin metabola, from neuter plural of Greek metabolos changeable more at few, metabola in some classifications : a group comprising all… …   Useful english dictionary

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