The insects which develop without metamorphosis, namely the Protura, Thysanura, and Collembola.
• (n. pl.) A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.
The insects which develop without metamorphosis, namely the Protura, Thysanura, and Collembola.
Insects which do not undergo a metamorphosis (see hemimetabolous and holometabolous).
Am`e·tab'o·la noun plural [ New Latin ] (Zoology) A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis. [ Written also Ametabolia .]
Ametabola are a division of insects which are wingless and do not undergo any metamorphosis, but which hatch from the egg nearly in the same form they keep throughout their life. This includes the lice and spring-tails.