hemi·me·tab·o·lous /ˌhɛmɪməˈtæbələs/
  半變態的
  hemi·me·tab·o·lous /-məˈtæbələs/ 形容詞
  半變態的,半變型的
  hemimetabolous
       adj : (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete
             metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the
             adult [syn: hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic]