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ametabolous, a. Zool.|æmɪˈtæbələs|
[f. as prec. + -ous.]
= prec.
1870Rolleston Anim. Life xxxiv. 105 The fresh-water congeners of marine species which go through metamorphoses, are very frequently ametabolous in the sub-kingdoms of Mollusca. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. An. vii. 424 Of ametabolous insects, there are some with masticatory, others with suctorial mouths. |