ametabolic

• Adjectif rare et vieilli signifiant qui n'est pas soumis à des changements métaboliques ; dépourvu de métabolisme.

A rare, obsolete adjective meaning not undergoing metabolic change; lacking metabolism.

1. Lacking metamorphosisC2formalscientific

   Describing an insect that undergoes little or no change in form from hatching to adulthood.

   amétabole (sans métamorphose)

   • Silverfish are ametabolic insects, showing no significant metamorphosis.
   • Ametabolic development is considered a primitive trait in some insect groups.
   • Unlike butterflies, ametabolic species do not have a pupal stage.

   Synonymesametabolous

   Antonymesmetabolic