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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
hemimetabolous is an adjective meaning "(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult". It carries one recorded sense.
(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hemimetabolous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.