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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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