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hemimetabolic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

hemimetabolous

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • Grasshoppers and cockroaches are hemimetabolic.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hemi- + metabolic.