paurometabolous
/ˌpɔːrəʊmɪˈtabələs/Entomology
adjective
Of an insect: characterized by a relatively slight change of form during development, the immature form being a nymph resembling the adult though lacking wings, as in members of the orders Orthoptera and Hemiptera. Also: of, relating to, or included in a division Paurometabola which, in some classifications, comprises various insect orders characterized by development of this kind.
Origin
Late 19th century. From ancient Greek παῦρος little, small + metabolous, after ametabolous, hemimetabolous, and holometabolous Compare scientific Latin Paurometabola.
- monometrical
- monomial
- monomictic
- monomineral
- monomineralic
- monomino
- monomode
- monomolecular
- monomolecularly
- monomorphemic
- monomorphic
- monomorphically
- monomorphism
- monomorphous
- Monomoy
- monomyarian
- monomyth
- Monongahela River
- mononitrate
- mono no aware
- mononomial
- mononuclear
- mononucleate
- mononucleated
- mononucleosis