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hemimetamorphosis
 

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Noun hemimetamorphosis has 1 sense
  1. hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly - incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
    --1 is a kind of metamorphosis, metabolism

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Hemimetamorphosis

Noun:

Definition: A type of incomplete metamorphosis in which an insect undergoes gradual growth and development, with several nymph stages resembling adults before reaching full maturity.

Example sentence: The hemimetamorphosis of grasshoppers involves three nymph stages where they molt and resemble adult grasshoppers with each molt.


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