heterometabolous

English Thesaurus

1. (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage (adj.all)

similar	:	metamorphic,
definition	:	characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance (adj.all)

derivation	:	heterometabolism, heterometaboly,
definition	:	development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity (noun.process)

derivation	:	heterometabolism, heterometaboly,
definition	:	development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity (noun.process)