Ametabolian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ametabolian \A*met`a*bo"li*an\, a. [Gr. ? unchangeable; 'a priv.
     + ? changeable, ? to change.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any
     metamorphosis.
     [1913 Webster] Ametabolic