Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ametabolic; not subject to metamorphosis.
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- adjective Alternative form of
ametabolic .
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- adjective undergoing slight or no metamorphosis
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Examples
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Development can be ametabolous, paurometabolous, or holometabolous.
Crustacea 2008
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Development can be ametabolous, paurometabolous, or holometabolous.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Of course, you cannot rewire an organisms because of all the dependencies (although many evolutionists think this is very simple, e.g. from a ametabolous insect to a holo - or hemimetabolous insect).
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Where a word has more than one ending, the difference is given after a hyphen which represents the stem word: e.g. ametabola - ous; the latter in place of ametabolous, which indicates the possession of the characters peculiar to the ametabola.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Development can be ametabolous, paurometabolous, or holometabolous.
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The EcR isoforms were newly identified in 51 species of insects and non-insect arthropods, including direct-developing ametabolous and hemimetabolous insects.
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The EcR isoforms were newly identified in 51 species of insects and non-insect arthropods, including direct-developing ametabolous and hemimetabolous insects.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Takayuki Watanabe 2010
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The EcR isoforms were newly identified in 51 species of insects and non-insect arthropods, including direct-developing ametabolous and hemimetabolous insects.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Takayuki Watanabe 2010
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The EcR isoforms were newly identified in 51 species of insects and non-insect arthropods, including direct-developing ametabolous and hemimetabolous insects.
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