hemimetabolic

English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ metabolic.

Adjective

hemimetabolic (not comparable)

1. (zoology) hemimetabolous

   Grasshoppers and cockroaches are hemimetabolic.

Derived terms

• hemimetabolism

 

References

• “hemimetabolic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.