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hemimetabolous

adjective

(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult

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Word length
14
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
EM
Scrabble score
23
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult

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