hemimetabolism
/ˌhɛmɪməˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/
noun
- A type of insect development where the young (nymphs) look similar to adults but lack wings and reproductive organs, and they gradually change into adults without a pupal stage.
- Students learned that hemimetabolism is simpler than the complete metamorphosis of butterflies.
- In hemimetabolism, the insect does not form a cocoon or pupa.
- Grasshoppers and cockroaches undergo hemimetabolism, so their young look like tiny adults.
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