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Meaning of AMETABOLIC

Pronunciation:  `eymetu'bâlik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (zoology)undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
  2. [adj]  undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis
 
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 Synonyms: ametabolous, nonmetamorphic
 
 Antonyms: metabolic, metabolous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*met`a*bol"ic\, Ametabolous \Am`e*tab"o*lous\, a.
(Zo["o]l.)
Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects.
 
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