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Meaning of HEMIMETABOLA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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