hemimetabola Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
    subclass Exopterygota; Exopterygota.

WordNet

Hem`i*me*tab"o*la noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.

Webster 1913