Medical Dictionary

hemimetabolous

adj hemi·me·tab·o·lous \-mə-ˈtab-ə-ləs\

Medical Definition of HEMIMETABOLOUS

:  characterized by incomplete metamorphosis <hemimetabolous insects>—compare holometabolous

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