paurometabolous

a. [昆]渐变态的

发音

UK /ˌpɔː.ɹəʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
US /ˌpɔ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
CA /ˌpɒ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
AU /ˌpoː.ɹəʉ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
NZ /ˌpoː.ɹɐʉ.məˈtɛb.ə.ləs/
SCOT /ˌpɔ.ɹ.mɪˈtab.ə.ləs/
IN /ˌpɒ.ɾ.miˈʈæb.o.los/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.

  2. 2.

    Characterizing a group of insects whose metamorphosis from immaturity to maturity is gradual and without sudden radical physical change; characterized by hemimetabolism.

    生物 动物学

词源

From Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros, “small, little”) + metabolous (“undergoing metamorphosis”), modeled after ametabolous, hemimetabolous. See Translingual Paurometabola (from New Latin).

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