Definitions for "Incomplete Metamorphosis"
Keywords:  nymph, pupal, gradual, insect, adult
A type of development wherein an insect hatches from an egg and acquires adult features and behaviors gradually through a series of molts; typically, there is no inactive, non-feeding pupa in insects with incomplete metamorphosis.
Insect development in which changes between instars are gradual.
where the young develop gradually, appearing similar to the adults and do not undergo a pupal stage.