HEMIMETABOLA

Exopterygota, subclass Exopterygota, Hemimetabola

(noun) subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hem`i*me*tab"o*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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