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ametabolous

/ˌeɪ.məˈtæb.ə.ləs/

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adjective

/ˌeɪ.məˈtæb.ə.ləs/C2formalscientific
  • ruТехнический термин в энтомологии, описывающий насекомых, которые претерпевают незначительный метаморфоз или не претерпевают его вовсе в процессе развития.

A technical term in entomology describing insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis during development.

  1. Undergoing slight or no metamorphosisC2formalscientific

    Describing insects that do not undergo metamorphosis; they hatch from eggs into forms that resemble the adult, with only gradual changes in size and maturity.

    ruБез метаморфоза

    • Silverfish are ametabolous insects, meaning they do not undergo a dramatic transformation.
    • Ametabolous development is considered the most primitive form of insect growth.
    • Unlike butterflies, ametabolous species hatch looking like tiny adults.

    Synonymsametabolicnonmetamorphic

    Antonymsholometabolous

Forms
  • more ametabolous comparative form
  • most ametabolous superlative form