paurometabolous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros, “small, little”) + metabolous (“undergoing metamorphosis”), modeled after ametabolous, hemimetabolous. See Translingual Paurometabola (from New Latin).

Pronunciation

• enPR: pô′rō-mĭ-tăb′ə-ləs
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔː.ɹəʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/, /-ab.ə.ləs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.ɹəʉ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.ɹɐʉ.məˈtɛb.ə.ləs/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.ɹ.mɪˈtab.ə.ləs/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒ.ɾ.miˈʈæb.o.los/
• Rhymes: -æbələs, -abələs
• Hyphenation: pau‧ro‧me‧tab‧o‧lous

Adjective

paurometabolous

1. Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.
2. (entomology) Characterizing a group of insects whose metamorphosis from immaturity to maturity is gradual and without sudden radical physical change; characterized by hemimetabolism.

Derived terms

• paurometabolism

Related terms

• paurometabolic

See also

• Hemimetabolism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “paurometabolous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.