ametabolic

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ametabolic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ametabolic \A*met`a*bol"ic\, Ametabolous \Am`e*tab"o*lous\, a.
     (Zool.)
     Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects.
     Opposite of metabolic.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. undergoing only slight metamorphosis
        [WordNet 1.5]

ametabolic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ametabolic
      adj 1: undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: ametabolic,
             ametabolous] [ant: metabolic, metabolous]
      2: undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis