noun
subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
• Syn: ↑Exopterygota, ↑Hemimetabola
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda
Useful english dictionary. 2012.