paurometabolism

noun

pau·​ro·​me·​tab·​o·​lism

-bəˌlizəm

variants or less commonly paurometaboly

-bəlē

: heterometabolism in which the nymph is fundamentally similar to the adult

broadly : heterometabolism compare hemimetabolism

paurometabolous

¦⸗⸗⸗¦tabələs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Greek pauros + English metabolism or metaboly

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