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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Hem`i*me*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hemi-}, and
{Metabola}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.
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| Matching Terms: | hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous | ||
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| Definition: | [n] subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis | ||
| Synonyms: | Exopterygota, subclass Exopterygota | ||
| See Also: | class, class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta | ||
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| Definition: | \Hem`i*me*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hemi-}, and
{Metabola}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.
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