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Definition of Metabolous
1. Adjective. Undergoing metamorphosis.
Category relationships: Zoological Science, Zoology
Antonyms: Ametabolic
Derivative terms: Metabolism, Metabolism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metabolous
Literary usage of Metabolous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1888)
"In the metabolous Neuroptera (Ant-lions, Caddis- flies, Scorpion-flies), in some
of which the insect is ... In the metabolous Diptera (Flies and Fleas, Fig. ..."
2. Electro-physiology by Wilhelm Biedermann (1898)
"... metabolous strata (particularly those of the transverse discs) lose in ...
only the doubly- refracting metabolous elements of the muscle-fibrils are the ..."
3. A Text-book of Entomology: Including the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1898)
"Brauer applies the term nymph to the pupa of metabolous insects. The typical pupa
is that of a moth or butterfly, popularly called a chrysalis. ..."
4. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1899)
"... and metabolous orders of insects. This has been suggested by the condition of
the pupal wing-cases, which are similar to those of ..."
5. Elementary Zoology by Frank Evers Beddard (1898)
"Among metabolous insects are the neuroptera (dragon-flies), hymenoptera (ants,
bees, and wasps), the diptera (two-winged flies), and lepidoptera ..."
6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"Each lateral sclerite of this segment bears a compound eye, except in cases where
they have been lost and except in the larvae of metabolous insects, ..."
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