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AMETABOLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
Synonyms:
ametabolic; ametabolous
Classified under:
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Antonym:
metabolic (undergoing metamorphosis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis
Classified under:
Similar:
nonmetamorphic (not metamorphic)