epimorphic

1. 1.

   characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages

   Similarmetamorphic

   biology

Questions about epimorphic

What does epimorphic mean?

epimorphic means "characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages".

How many syllables are in epimorphic?

epimorphic has 4 syllables and divides as e-pi-mor-phic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is epimorphic a common word?

epimorphic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.