Hemimetabole

/ˌhɛmiˈmɛtəˌboʊl/ noun

Definition

An alternative term for hemimetabola; an insect exhibiting incomplete metamorphosis.

Etymology

From Greek 'hemi-' (half) and 'metabole' (change), with the singular '-ole' ending. This variant term appears in older scientific literature and some European languages' scientific traditions.

Kelly Says

The existence of multiple names for the same biological concept shows how science evolves—scientists in different countries and eras created their own versions, and some stuck around even when one became standard.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ቀን
and ken
ARالعربية
نصف تحول
nuṣf taḥawwul
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ রূপান্তর
ardh roopantor
CACatalà
hemimetabòlia
eh-mee-meh-tah-boh-lee-ah
CSČeština
hemimetabolie
/ɦɛmɪmɛtɑbɔlɪɛ/
DADansk
hemi-metamorfose
/hɛmi.mɛ.tɑ.mɔɐˈfoːsə/
DEDeutsch
Hemimetabolie
/hɛmi.mɛ.tɑ.bɔ.li/
ELΕλληνικά
ημιμεταβολισμός
ee-mee-meh-tah-boh-lee-smohs
ESEspañol
hemimetabolia
eh-mee-meh-tah-boh-lee-ah
FAفارسی
نیمه دگرگونی
nīmeh degargūnī
FISuomi
hemimetabolia
/hɛmi.mɛ.tɑ.bɔ.lja/
FRFrançais
hémimétabolie
/e.mja.met.a.bɔ.li/
GUGU
અર્ધ રૂપાંતર
ardh roopantar
HAHA
makanta
mah-kahnt-ah
HEעברית
מטמורפוזה חלקית
metamorfozah khel-kee-t
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध परिवर्तन
ardh parivartan
HUMagyar
félig átalakulás
/feː.lɪɡ ɑː.tɑ.lɑ.ku.lɑʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah metamorfosis
seh-teh-ngah meh-tah-moh-roh-fee-sis
IGIG
ọpụpụ ọkara
oh-poo-poo oh-kah-rah
ITItaliano
emimetabolia
/e.mja.me.tɑ.bɔ.lja/
JA日本語
不完全変態
fukanzenn hentai
KKKK
жарты өзгеріс
zharty ozgeris
KMKM
ខ្វក់ពាក់កណ្តាល
kvak piak kandal
KO한국어
불완전 변태
bool-wan-jeon byeon-tae
MRMR
अर्ध रूपांतर
ardh roopantar
MSBahasa Melayu
setengah metamorfosis
seh-teh-ngah meh-tah-moh-roh-fee-sis
MYမြန်မာ
တစ်ဖက်ရှိ
tah-peh-shee
NLNederlands
hemi-metabolie
/ɦeːmi.mɛ.tɑ.bɔ.li/
NONorsk
hemi-metamorfose
/hɛmi.mɛ.tɑ.mɔɐˈfoːsə/
PAPA
ਅੱਧਾ ਰੂਪਾਂਤਰ
addha roopantar
PLPolski
hemimetabolia
/hɛmi.mɛ.tɑ.bɔ.lja/
PTPortuguês
hemimetabolia
eh-mee-meh-tah-boh-lee-ah
RORomână
hemimetabolie
/he.mja.me.tɑ.bɔ.lje/
RUРусский
гемиметаболия
gemimetaboliya
SVSvenska
hemi-metabolism
/hɛmi.mɛ.tɑ.bɔ.lɪsm/
SWKiswahili
nusu mabadiliko
noo-soo mah-bah-dee-lee-koh
TAதமிழ்
பகுதி மாற்றம்
pah-ku-thi maat-tram
TEతెలుగు
సగం మార్పు
sagam maaru
THไทย
การเปลี่ยนแปลงครึ่ง
gahn pee-ehn-pahn-krung
TLTL
kalahating pagbabago
kah-lah-hah-ting pahg-bah-bah-goh
TRTürkçe
yarım metamorfoz
yah-reem meh-tah-moh-roh-z
UKУкраїнська
геміметаболія
gemimetaboliya
URاردو
نصف تبدیلی
nuṣf tabdeelī
VITiếng Việt
nửa biến thái
nuh-ah bee-en-thai
YOYO
ìpọ̀nù àrùn
ee-poh-noo ah-roon
ZH中文
不完全变态
bù wán quán biàn tài
ZUZU
ubulala obuhlukile
oo-boo-lah-lah oo-boo-loo-kee-leh

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