不ふ完かん全ぜん変へん態たい

noun

incomplete metamorphosis; hemimetabolism

Entomological term for development through egg, nymph, and adult stages without a pupal stage. Contrasts with 完全変態 (complete metamorphosis).

See also: 完全変態

• バッタやトンボは不ふ完かん全ぜん変へん態たいをする昆こん虫ちゅうです。

  Grasshoppers and dragonflies are insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis.