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hemianamorphosis

hemianamorphosis noun: a form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.

Noun

hemianamorphosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.

Origin of hemianamorphosis

From hemi- + anamorphosis.

Questions about hemianamorphosis

What does hemianamorphosis mean?
Hemianamorphosis means a form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.
What part of speech is hemianamorphosis?
Hemianamorphosis is a noun.

Words near hemianamorphosis in the dictionary

  1. hemiaminal
  2. hemiaminals
  3. hemiamyloid
  4. hemianaesthesia
  5. hemianamorphic
  6. hemianamorphosis
  7. hemianatropous
  8. hemianesthesia
  9. hemiangiocarpic
  10. hemiangiocarpous
  11. hemianope

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