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Meaning of "hemimetabolous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEMIMETABOLOUS

hemimetabolous  [ˌhemiːmɪˈtæbələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEMIMETABOLOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hemimetabolous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEMIMETABOLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hemimetabolous

Hemimetabolism

Hemimetabolism or hemimetaboly, also called incomplete metamorphosis, is the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: the egg, nymph, and the adult stage, or imago. These groups go through gradual changes; there is no pupal stage. The nymph often somewhat resembles the adult stage but lacks wings and functional reproductive organs.

Definition of hemimetabolous in the English dictionary

The definition of hemimetabolous in the dictionary is relating to incomplete metamorphosis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEMIMETABOLOUS


ametabolous
ˌæmɪˈtæbələs
amphibolic
æmˈfɪbələs
amphibolous
æmˈfɪbələs
collembolous
kəˈlɛmbələs
discobolos
dɪsˈkɒbələs
discobolus
dɪsˈkɒbələs
Elagabalus
ˌɛləˈɡæbələs
embolus
ˈɛmbələs
fearless
ˈfɪələs
fiberless
ˈfaɪbələs
harborless
ˈhɑːbələs
harbourless
ˈhɑːbələs
Heliogabalus
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈɡæbələs
holometabolous
ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtæbələs
libellous
ˈlaɪbələs
libelous
ˈlaɪbələs
neighborless
ˈneɪbələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
obolus
ˈɒbələs
scybalous
ˈsɪbələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEMIMETABOLOUS

hemidemisemiquaver
hemielytra
hemielytral
hemielytron
hemihedral
hemihedrism
hemihedron
hemihedry
hemihydrate
hemihydrated
hemimorphic
hemimorphism
hemimorphite
hemimorphy
hemin
hemina
Hemingway
Hemingwayesque
hemiola
hemiolia

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEMIMETABOLOUS

caulicolous
fimicolous
frivolous
lapidicolous
lignicolous
limicolous
luteolous
nonfrivolous
paludicolous
piscicolous
radicicolous
ridiculous
saxicolous
sciolous
silicicolous
sphagnicolous
spongicolous
stercoricolous
subdolous
terricolous
unfrivolous

Synonyms and antonyms of hemimetabolous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hemimetabolous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEMIMETABOLOUS

Find out the translation of hemimetabolous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hemimetabolous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hemimetabolous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hemimetabolous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hemimetabolous
570 millions of speakers

English

hemimetabolous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hemimetabolous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hemimetabolous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hemimetabolous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hemimetabolous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hemimetabolous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hémimétabole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hemimetabolous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hemimetabolous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不完全変態の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hemimetabolous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hemimetabolous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hemimetabolous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hemimetabolous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हीमेटेटबॉलॉलास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hemimetabolus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emimetaboli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hemimetabolous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hemimetabolous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hemimetabolous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hemimetabolous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hemimetabolous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemimetabolous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemimetabolous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hemimetabolous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEMIMETABOLOUS»

The term «hemimetabolous» is used very little and occupies the 171.873 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEMIMETABOLOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hemimetabolous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEMIMETABOLOUS»

Discover the use of hemimetabolous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hemimetabolous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Role of Scr in Two Hemimetabolous Insect Species, ...
Sex combs reduced (Scr) is a homeotic (hox) gene that is expressed and functions in two distinct regions of the insect body, the head and thorax.
John Chesebro, 2008
2
Encyclopedia of Entomology
A subset of insects (Odonata, Ephermeroptera, Plecoptera) with a modified form of hemimetabolous development are said to have paurometabolous development. The hemimetabolous insects (including paurometabolous insects) lack the ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
3
Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta: An Illustrated Guide
This is called incomplete metamorphosis, or hemimetabolous development. The hemimetabolous aquatic insect orders are Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Odonata. The remaining aquatic insect orders exhibit complete metamorphosis, ...
Hugh F. Clifford, 1991
4
Aquatic Entomology
In contrast, species with the most and indeterminate number of instars (i.e. variable within species) are typically hemimetabolous. There are, inevitably, exceptions to these general patterns, such as the Hemiptera, which are hemimetabolous ...
Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes, 2013
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Learning, Brain Plasticity, and Foraging Behavior in ...
My studies add to our understanding of foraging, learning, and brain plasticity in hemimetabolous insects, leading to a greater understanding of the underlying mechanisms that can shape an animal's behavior within a lifetime and across ...
Heather Mallroy, 2011
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Mechanisms of Life History Evolution: The Genetics and ...
JH appears with formation of the prolarval cuticle in holometabolous insects, but not until the first nymphal cuticle in the hemimetabolous insects. Experiments that simulate the early appearance of JH by exogenous JH treatment of the ...
Thomas Flatt, Andreas Heyland, 2011
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Spiderwebs and Silk: Tracing Evolution From Molecules to ...
The holometabolous insects form a monophyletic group, but the hemimetabolous insects are polyphyletic (see chapter 1). There are two hypotheses regarding the evolution of insect developmental patterns. One hypothesis is resource-based ...
Catherine L. Craig, 2003
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The Insects: Structure and Function
fusion of the myoblasts set aside during embryogenesis. As during embryonic myogenesis, muscle type, pattern and size are determined by founder/pioneer cells. Muscle development in hemimetabolous insects is much less well understood, ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
9
Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution: New Genomic ...
Public Genome Projects on Species of Hemimetabolous Insects One major concern when considering genome sequencing projects for hemimetabolous insect species is that approximately 70% of the genomes of species examined to date ...
Monica Cecilia Munoz-Torres, 2009
10
Physiological Systems in Insects
Those 100000 or so insect species that engage in hemimetabolous development , or incomplete metamorphosis, also generally occupy similar niches as larvae and adults (Figure 2.1). Immatures lack wings and genitalia, and the extent of their ...
Marc J Klowden, 2013

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEMIMETABOLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hemimetabolous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blizzard of mayflies swarm Oregon river
Like all mayflies, hexes are a hemimetabolous species, meaning they do not undergo a pupal stage before transitioning from larva to adult. «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
2
Cockroach Q&A
To evolutionary biologists, cockroaches represent a very old lineage from which we can learn a lot about the evolution of hemimetabolous ... «PCT Magazine, Jun 15»
3
Two New Creeping Water Bug Species Found in Belize and Peru
Like all hemipterans, A. cayo is hemimetabolous, so it doesn't undergo an elaborate metamorphosis and there are no larval or pupal stages. «Entomology Today, Apr 15»
4
From the speed of light to whiter shirts: your science questions …
[Some] insect orders have retained a more ancestral mode of development: hemimetabolous insects (such as grasshoppers ) hatch looking ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
5
New to nature No 121: Cavichiana bromelicola
Leafhoppers, family Cicadellidae, are hemimetabolous insects whose young look like miniature versions of the adults, minus fully developed ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»
6
How Did Insect Metamorphosis Evolve?
The oldest fossilized insects developed much like modern ametabolous and hemimetabolous insects—their young looked like adults. Fossils ... «Scientific American, Aug 12»
7
Planthoppers of Iran: Are You OK?
They're hemimetabolous, which means they grow through a bunch of nymphal instars (how I love that word! Instar!) that look more or less like ... «Scientific American, Mar 12»
8
The Enigma of Metamorphosis Is Hardly Limited to Butterflies
Other familiar hemimetabolous groups include grasshoppers and crickets. Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, such as beetles, flies ... «Discovery Institute, Oct 11»
9
Sequencing Napoleon's nemesis
... but the body louse is the only member of this elite club that is 'hemimetabolous', meaning that it does not undergo complete metamorphosis. «Nature.com, Jun 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hemimetabolous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hemimetabolous>. Apr 2024 ».
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