ametabolic
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ametabolic
(əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk)adj
(Zoology) (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() 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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