hemimetabolous
adjective
hemi·me·tab·o·lous
ˌhe-mi-mə-ˈta-bə-ləs 
: characterized by incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetabolous insects
compare holometabolous
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The hemimetabolous species, as well as some of the holometabolous species such as the honey bees, have the same diet throughout their lives.
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Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020
And don’t go killing off any more of those high-protein hemimetabolous insects that converge on in the outfield grass after the big stadium lights go out.
—Tom Hoffarth, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020
And don’t go killing off any more of those high-protein hemimetabolous insects that converge on in the outfield grass after the big stadium lights go out.
—Tom Hoffarth, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
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hemimetabolous
adjective
hemi·me·tab·o·lous
-mə-ˈtab-ə-ləs
: characterized by incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetabolous insects
compare holometabolous
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