paurometabolous, a. Entom.
(ˌpɔːrəʊmɪˈtæbələs)
[f. Gr. παῦρο-ς little, small + metabolous.]
Having, or of the nature of, slight or imperfect metamorphosis, as in orthopterous insects.
| 1895 Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 199 The changes of form [in the Orthoptera] are much less abrupt and conspicuous than they are in most other Insects. The metamorphosis is therefore called Paurometabolous. |