heterometabolism
noun
het·ero·metabolism
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variants
or less commonly heterometaboly
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of insects
: development with incomplete or direct metamorphosis in which the young nymph is fundamentally like the adult and no pupal stage precedes maturity
—distinguished from holometabolism
compare hemimetabolism
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“Heterometabolism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heterometabolism. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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