noun
subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
• Syn: ↑subclass Exopterygota, ↑Hemimetabola
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda
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\\|ekˌsäpˌterə|gōd.ə, |ek(ˌ)sōˌter-\Etymology: New Latin, from exo- + Greek pterygōta, neuter plural of pterygōtos winged — more at pterygota
synonym of hemimetabola
Useful english dictionary. 2012.