Exopterygota

Exopterygota
noun
subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
Hypernyms: ↑class
Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda

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\\|ekˌsäpˌterə|gōd.ə, |ek(ˌ)sōˌter-\
Etymology: New Latin, from exo- + Greek pterygōta, neuter plural of pterygōtos winged — more at pterygota
synonym of hemimetabola

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