ametabolic

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adjective

Not undergoing metamorphosis

“ametabolic insects”

Similar
ametabolousnonmetamorphic
Opposite
metabolic
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Meanings

adjectiveametabolic (not comparable)

alternative ametabolous

  1. not comparablebiologyNot undergoing metamorphosis

    ametabolic insects

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveundergoing slight or no metamorphosis

Similar
ametabolous
Opposite
metabolic

adjectiveundergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis

Similar
nonmetamorphic
Also see
nonmetamorphic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a- + metabolic.

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Translations

Polish ametaboliczny
  • ametabolicznynot undergoing metamorphosis
Portuguese ametabólico
  • ametabóliconot undergoing metamorphosis
Cite this entry
APA

ametabolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametabolic

MLA

“ametabolic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametabolic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ametabolic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametabolic.

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