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hemimetabolous
[ hem-ee-mi-tab-uh-luhs ]
adjective
Entomology.
- having the developmental stages of an incomplete metamorphosis:
the numerous orders of hemimetabolous insects include those of aphids, crickets, cockroaches, dragonflies, and earwigs.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hemimetabolous1
First recorded in 1865–70; hemi- + metabolous
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
The oldest fossilized insects developed much like modern ametabolous and hemimetabolous insects—their young looked like adults.
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