Definition of Hemimetabola

1. Noun. Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis.

Exact synonyms: Exopterygota, Subclass Exopterygota
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Generic synonyms: Class

Definition of Hemimetabola

1. n. pl. Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.

Medical Definition of Hemimetabola

1. Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis. Origin: NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemimetabola

hemiketal
hemiketals
hemilabile
hemilaminectomy
hemilaryngectomy
hemilateral
hemilateral chorea
hemileptic
hemilesion
hemilingual
hemimacroglossia
hemimandibulectomy
hemimegaloencephaly
hemimellitic
hemimetabola (current term)
hemimetabolic
hemimetabolism
hemimetabolous
hemimetaboly
hemimetamorphic
hemimetamorphosis
hemimetamorphous
hemimethylated
hemimethylated DNA
hemimicelle
hemimicelles
hemimorphic
hemimorphism
hemimorphisms

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