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Incomplete metamorphosis

Definition noun (entomology) A partial metamorphosis in insects in which there is no complete physical change in insects,... Read More

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Metamorphosis

Definition noun, plural: metamorphoses (1) (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic... Read More

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Complete metamorphosis

Definition noun (entomology) A kind of metamorphosis in which insects undergo complete physical change, i.e. developing and... Read More

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Hemimetaboly

Definition noun (entomology) (1) An incomplete metamorphosis in insects. (2) Incomplete or partial physical changes in... Read More

Fossil trilobite imprint in the sediment

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Insects

To learn more about arthropods, look at the previous tutorial.The Class Insecta of the Arthropoda Phylum is by far the... Read More

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Moth

Moth Definition A moth is a lepidopteran insect. Moths belong to the Order Lepidoptera, together with the butterflies.... Read More

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Ametaboly

Definition noun (entomology) A type of growth or life cycle in insects in which there is slight or no metamorphosis, only a... Read More

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Viscous

Definition adjective Of, pertaining to, or relating to viscosity Supplement The term viscous is a descriptive word used in... Read More

An artist's depiction of the origin of amphibians

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Amphibians & Early Reptiles

Amphibia Definition (Science: zoology) Amphibia is one of the classes of vertebrates.The amphibia are distinguished by... Read More

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Growth

Growth Definition What is growth in biology? Growth is the irreversible increase of an organism’s size over a given... Read More

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Homology

In biology, homology refers to similarities caused by shared ancestry between two structures or genes from distinct species.... Read More

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Animal

Animal Definition An animal (plural: animals) refers to any of the eukaryotic multicellular organisms of the biological... Read More

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Hexapoda

Hexapoda (Science: zoology) The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and arachnids. The hexapoda have... Read More

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Phylum

Just like it is easy to identify and sort anything in the supermarkets when placed in the right section with proper display... Read More

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Transformation

Definition noun, plural: transformations (1) The act, state or process of changing, such as in form or structure; the... Read More

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Chitin

Definition noun plural: chitin chi·tin, ˈkaɪtɪn (1) A polymer of nitrogen-containing polysaccharide (C8H13O5N)n... Read More

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Larva

Larva Origin: L. Larva ghost, specter, mask. 1. (Science: zoology) Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the... Read More

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Fish

While insects and similar types of organisms strived to occupy land, the sea was teeming with life aiming to secure their... Read More

"Cronopio dentiacutus", a prehistoric mammal (an illustration)

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Mammalian Ancestors

Humans are mammals, the most successful taxonomic class of organisms to colonize the Earth. The word mammal derives from the... Read More