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hemimetabolous

Syllabification: (hem·i·me·tab·o·lous)
Definition of hemimetabolous

adjective

Entomology
  • (of an insect) having no pupal stage in the transition from larva to adult.

Derivatives

hemimetabolic

adjective

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