heterometaboly
- noun
- /ˌhɛtərəʊˈmɛtəˌbɒli/
- Specialized
- Insects that exhibit heterometaboly do not undergo a pupal stage.
Examples
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The process of heterometaboly results in insect nymphs resembling miniature adults.
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In contrast to butterflies, cockroaches experience heterometaboly during their life cycles.
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Grasshoppers undergo heterometaboly, lacking a pupal stage in their development.
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The heterometaboly of certain insects allows them to grow gradually.
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Grasshoppers undergo heterometaboly, lacking a pupal stage in their development.
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In contrast to butterflies, cockroaches experience heterometaboly during their life cycles.
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Insects that exhibit heterometaboly do not undergo a pupal stage.
Synonyms
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A way some insects grow where the young look like adults but get wings only in the last stage
Development in some insects where young change into adults without a pupal stage like a chrysalis
Insects develop through nymph stages that look like small adults and there is no pupa
A way some insects grow, like grasshoppers, where young look like adults but lack wings and adult sex organs
How Complete
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Surface Forms
Morphology
heterometaboly = metaboly (semi-transparent) = hetero + metaboly
Formally a regular combination (hetero- + metaboly) but 'metaboly' is a technical/rare term, so the compound will be difficult for average learners to interpret.
Etymology
Heterometaboly comes from Greek parts hetero- meaning 'different' and metaboly meaning 'change', and the metaboly part is like the familiar word metamorphosis ('big change'). So, heterometaboly describes a 'different change' in insect growth where the young look like small adults and there is no pupal stage.