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Synonyms for Hemimetabolous (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 ((of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult):
hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous

WordNet sense 2 (characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance):
metamorphic


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