hemimetaboly

English Thesaurus

1. incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects (noun.process)

hypernym	:	metabolism, metamorphosis,
definition	:	the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals (noun.process)

derivation	:	hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous,
definition	:	(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult (adj.all)

derivation	:	hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous,
definition	:	(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult (adj.all)