paurometabolous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros, “small, little”) + metabolous (“undergoing metamorphosis”), modeled after ametabolous, hemimetabolous. See New Latin Paurometabola.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɔːɹəʊmɪˈtæbələs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈˌpɔɹoʊmɪˈtæbələs/
- Hyphenation: pau‧ro‧me‧tab‧o‧lous
Adjective[edit]
paurometabolous
- Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.
- (entomology) Characterizing a group of insects whose metamorphosis from immaturity to maturity is gradual and without sudden radical physical change; characterized by hemimetabolism.
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See also[edit]
Hemimetabolism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- “paurometabolous, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2015.
