Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
metamorphosis — 1. A change in form, structure, or function. 2. Transition from one developmental stage to another. SYN: allaxis, transformation (1). [G. metamorphasos, transformation fr. meta, beyond, over, + morphe, form] complete m. insect … Medical dictionary
heterometabolous — Pertaining to a member of the Heterometabola, a superorder sometimes used for a series of insect orders in which incomplete metamorphosis is found. [hetero + G. metabole, change] … Medical dictionary
heterometabolous — adjective (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage • Syn: ↑heterometabolic • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometaboly (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hemimetabolism — or hemimetaboly, also called incomplete metamorphosis, is a term used to describe the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the egg, nymph, and the adult stage, or imago. These groups go through gradual… … Wikipedia
Nymph (biology) — Leaf Hopper nymph of the Common Jassid (Eurymela fenestrata). Specimen approx 10mm in length. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia in January 2007. In biology, a nymph is the immature form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which… … Wikipedia
heterometabolic — adjective (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage • Syn: ↑heterometabolous • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterometaboly,… … Useful english dictionary
