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Definition: Hemimetabola

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis.[Wordnet].

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Date "Hemimetabola" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hemimetabola \Hem`i*me*tab"o*la\, plural noun. [New Latin expression. See Hemi-, and Metabola.]. (references)

Definition: Hemimetabola

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Hemimetabola" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hemimetabola \Hem`i*me*tab"o*la\, plural noun. [New Latin expression. See Hemi-, and Metabola.]. (references)