premetamorphic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pre- + metamorphic
Adjective[edit]
premetamorphic (not comparable)
- Prior to metamorphosis
- 2014, Rudolf Nieuwenhuys, The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates, page 1230:
- The lateral parts of these rhombic lips are more massive (Larsell's auricular lobes) and continue to increase in size dorsally and medially throughout the premetamorphic period.