Ametabolic

2 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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