heterometabolism heterometabolic • heterometabolous · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · heterometabolism · · Text Latin · · Script 16 · · Length 8 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity. Synonyms: heterometaboly. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · heterometaboly · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074