heterometabolism

English Thesaurus

1. development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity (noun.process)

hypernym	:	metabolism, metamorphosis,
definition	:	the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals (noun.process)

derivation	:	heterometabolic, heterometabolous,
definition	:	(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage (adj.all)

derivation	:	heterometabolic, heterometabolous,
definition	:	(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage (adj.all)