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hemimetabolous
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Princeton's WordNet
hemimetabolous, hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphicadjective
(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
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hemimetabolous
Hemimetabolous refers to a type of insect development that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and adult. In this process, also known as incomplete metamorphosis, the nymph or immature stages of the insect resemble smaller versions of the adult and gradually develop adult features as they grow and molt. This is in contrast to holometabolous development, in which insects undergo a complete metamorphosis with distinct larval, pupal, and adult stages. Hemimetabolous insects include grasshoppers, dragonflies, and cockroaches among others.
Entomology
Hemimetabolous
manifesting an incomplete metamorphosis, but with a marked difference between the stages: specifically the Ephemerida, Odonata and Perlidae. {Scanner's comment: nowadays applied to far more orders, generally to those that undergo a marked metamorphosis, but without a pupal stage.}
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hemimetabolous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hemimetabolous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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