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HEMIMETABOLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
Synonyms:
Exopterygota; Hemimetabola; subclass Exopterygota
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hemimetabola" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Holonyms ("Hemimetabola" is a member of...):
class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)
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