paurometabolous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔːɹəʊmɪˈtæbələs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈˌpɔɹoʊmɪˈtæbələs/
• Hyphenation: pau‧ro‧me‧tab‧o‧lous

Adjective

paurometabolous

1. Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.
2. (entomology) Characterizing a group of insects whose metamorphosis from immaturity to maturity is gradual and without sudden radical physical change; characterized by hemimetabolism.

Derived terms

• paurometabolism

Related terms

• paurometabolic

See also

• Hemimetabolism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “paurometabolous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.