ametabolic

ametabolic

(əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk)
adj
(Zoology) (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
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Adj.1.ametabolic - undergoing slight or no metamorphosisametabolic - undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
ametabolous
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
metabolous, metabolic - undergoing metamorphosis
2.ametabolic - undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis
nonmetamorphic - not metamorphic
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