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ametabolic

ametabolic adjective: not undergoing metamorphosis.

Adjective

ametabolic (not comparable)

  1. Not undergoing metamorphosis
    • ametabolic insects

Forms of ametabolic

alternative formametabolous

Origin of ametabolic

From a- + metabolic.

Questions about ametabolic

What does ametabolic mean?
Ametabolic means not undergoing metamorphosis.
What part of speech is ametabolic?
Ametabolic is an adjective.

Words near ametabolic in the dictionary

  1. amess
  2. amesses
  3. Amesti
  4. Amestáu
  5. ametabolian
  6. ametabolic
  7. ametabolism
  8. ametabolous
  9. ametallous
  10. ametantrone
  11. ametaphysical

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