Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ametabolic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ametabolic \A*met`a*bol"ic\, Ametabolous \Am`e*tab"o*lous\, a.
(Zo["o]l.)
Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ametabolic
adj 1: (zoology)undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: {ametabolous}]
[ant: {metabolic}]
2: undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis
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