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hemimetabolism

hemimetabolism noun: incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult).

Noun

hemimetabolism (uncountable)

  1. Incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult).

Synonyms of hemimetabolism

Origin of hemimetabolism

From hemi- + metabolism.

Questions about hemimetabolism

What does hemimetabolism mean?
Hemimetabolism means incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult).
What part of speech is hemimetabolism?
Hemimetabolism is a noun.

Words near hemimetabolism in the dictionary

  1. hemimesencephalon
  2. hemimesencephalons
  3. hemimetabolan
  4. hemimetabolans
  5. hemimetabolic
  6. hemimetabolism
  7. hemimetabolous
  8. hemimetaboly
  9. hemimetameric
  10. hemimetamorphosis
  11. hemimethylated

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