hemimetabolism

English

Etymology

hemi- +‎ metabolism

Noun

hemimetabolism (uncountable)

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

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