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Hemimetamorphic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Referring to a type of metamorphosis where an organism undergoes incomplete or partial metamorphosis, having distinct stages but lacking a pupal stage.

Sense 1: Popular Usage

Definition: Commonly used in biology to describe the developmental process of certain insects and amphibians.

Example Sentence: The grasshopper is a hemimetamorphic insect, transitioning from egg to nymph to adult without undergoing a pupal stage.

Sense 2: Local Usage

Definition: In a regional context, refers to a unique type of metamorphic process observed within a specific area or community.

Example Sentence: In the remote rainforests of Borneo, certain frog species exhibit a hemimetamorphic transformation distinct from any other known amphibians.

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