heterometabolic

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Adjective heterometabolic has 1 sense

heterometabolous, heterometabolic - (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
Antonym: nonmetamorphic (indirect, via metamorphic)

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Heterometabolic

Definition

Heterometabolic refers to the process or characteristic of having different metabolic stages or forms during an organism's life cycle.

Examples

Example 1 - Noun

In the heterometabolic life cycle of a butterfly, it undergoes metamorphosis and transforms from a caterpillar to a chrysalis and finally, into a beautiful butterfly.

Example 2 - Adjective

The heterometabolic development of amphibians involves their transition from being aquatic tadpoles to terrestrial adults.

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