单词 | paurometabolous |
释义 | paurometabolous in American English (ˌpɔroʊməˈtæbələs) adjective designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in whichmetamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form : also ˌpauroˌmetaˈbolic (ˌpɔroʊˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk) noun Derived forms paurometabolism (ˌpauromeˈtaboˌlism) noun Word origin < Gr pauros, small (< IE base *pōu-: see few) + metabolos, changeable < metabolē, change: see metabolism |
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