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Definition of: hemimetabolic
(hem′i·met′ə·bol′ik) adjective Entomol.
Designating those insects whose larvae have an incomplete metamorphosis, developing gradually into the adult stage: opposed to holometabolic. Also hem·i·me·tab·o·lous (hem′i·mə·tab′ə·ləs).
—hem′i·me·tab′o·lism (-tab′ə·liz′əm) noun
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