hemimetabolous
adjective
hemi·me·tab·o·lous ˌhe-mi-mə-ˈta-bə-ləs 
: characterized by incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetabolous insects
compare holometabolous 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The hemimetabolous species, as well as some of the holometabolous species such as the honey bees, have the same diet throughout their lives. 
Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020 And don’t go killing off any more of those high-protein hemimetabolous insects that converge on in the outfield grass after the big stadium lights go out. Tom Hoffarth, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020 And don’t go killing off any more of those high-protein hemimetabolous insects that converge on in the outfield grass after the big stadium lights go out. Tom Hoffarth, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017 Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Greek hemi- + metabolos changeable, from metabolē change — more at metabolism
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hemimetabolous
adjective
hemi·me·tab·o·lous -mə-ˈtab-ə-ləs
: characterized by incomplete metamorphosis
hemimetabolous insects
compare holometabolous