epimorphic

adjective

ep·​i·​mor·​phic

¦epə¦mȯrfik

: having the same form (as the same number of body segments) in successive stages of growth

—used of insects and other arthropods undergoing incomplete metamorphosis

Word History

Etymology

epi- + -morphic

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