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Definition of Heterometabolous
1. Adjective. (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage.
Exact synonyms: Heterometabolic
Similar to: Metamorphic
Derivative terms: Heterometabolism, Heterometaboly
Similar to: Metamorphic
Derivative terms: Heterometabolism, Heterometaboly
Medical Definition of Heterometabolous
1. Pertaining to a member of the Heterometabola, a superorder sometimes used for a series of insect orders in which incomplete metamorphosis is found. Origin: hetero-+ G. Metabole, change (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterometabolous
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