hemimetaboly

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noun

incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
• Syn:
hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism
• Derivationally related forms:
hemimetabolic, hemimetabolic (for: hemimetabolism), hemimetabolous (for: hemimetabolism), hemimetamorphous (for: hemimetamorphosis)
• Hypernyms:
metamorphosis, metabolism