The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ametabolic
Ametabolic \A*met`a*bol"ic\, Ametabolous \Am`e*tab"o*lous\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects. Opposite of metabolic.
2. undergoing only slight metamorphosis
Wiktionary
ametabolic
a. (context entomology English) Not undergoing metamorphosis
WordNet
ametabolic
adj. undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: ametabolous] [ant: metabolic]
undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis