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| hem·i·me·tab·o·lous [ hèmmee mə tábbələss ] or hem·i·met·a·bol·ic [ hèmmee mettə bóllik ] |
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undergoing incomplete metamorphosis: describes winged insects that lack complete metamorphosis, e.g. grasshoppers, whose increasingly larger nymphs approach adult form without going through a pupal stage
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