Meanings
adjectiveheterometabolic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyRelating to heterometabolism
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
Similar
heterometabolousmetamorphic
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Origin
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APA
heterometabolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterometabolic
MLA
“heterometabolic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterometabolic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterometabolic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterometabolic.
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