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‖ Ametabola, n. pl. Zool.|æmɪˈtæbələ|
[prop. mod.L. adj. pl. neut. (sc. insecta), a. Gr. ἀµετάβολα pl. neut. of ἀµετάβολος, f. ἀ priv. + µετάβολος changeable.]
A sub-class of Insects, consisting of those such as the Lice and Spring-tails, which do not undergo metamorphosis.
1870Nicholson Zool. (1880) 341 Insects are divided into sections, called respectively Ametabola, Hemimetabola, and Holometabola. |