hemimetamorphic
- adjective
- /ˌhɛmɪˈtɛmərfɪk/
- Specialized
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hemimetamórfico
- Dragonflies exhibit a hemimetamorphic life cycle, with young forms called naiads that live in water.
Examples
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Unlike butterflies, hemimetamorphic insects do not have a pupal stage during development.
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Mayflies are hemimetamorphic insects because their nymphs are aquatic and look very different from the adults.
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The hemimetamorphic insects include species like grasshoppers.
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A hemimetamorphic insect goes through several nymph stages.
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Dragonflies exhibit a hemimetamorphic life cycle, with young forms called naiads that live in water.
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Mayflies are hemimetamorphic insects because their nymphs are aquatic and do not resemble the adults.
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Unlike butterflies, hemimetamorphic insects do not undergo a pupal stage during their development.
Synonyms
An insect whose young live in water and slowly change into adults that look different
Having young that change slowly into adults without a pupal stage
Insect development where young grow into adults by shedding skins without a pupal stage
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
hemimetamorphic = metamorphic (semi-transparent) = hemi + meta + morph + ic
The word is built transparently from scientific combining forms meaning 'half' and 'form/change', but the entomological sense is specialized rather than obvious for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word hemimetamorphic comes from Greek parts hemi- meaning 'half' and metamorphosis meaning 'change of form'. So a hemimetamorphic insect goes through only a 'half' change from young to adult, not the big change you see in a butterfly, which is why the young often live in water and do not look like the adults.
