paurometabolism

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noun

Hemimetabolism.

OriginEnglish metabolism ← Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →
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Meanings

nounpaurometabolism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHemimetabolism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hemimetabolismpaurometaboly

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂uros
  3. Ancient Greekπαῦρος (paûros)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*me
  5. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  6. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  7. Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  10. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  11. Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
  12. Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
  13. Englishmetabolism
  14. Englishpaurometabolism

From Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros, “small, little”) + English metabolism.

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APA

paurometabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paurometabolism

MLA

“paurometabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paurometabolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paurometabolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paurometabolism.

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