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metator, direct metamorphosis

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Example:Among some researchers, metator is used to refer to zoogonidia in the study of insect metamorphosis.

Definition:In zoology, a term sometimes used to describe a development type where an insect larva develops directly into an adult without passing through a pupal stage, though 'zoogonidia' is more specific to entomology.

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Example:Direct metamorphosis, like zoogonidia, can be observed in certain species of insects that develop directly into adults.

Definition:Describing the development of an animal from an egg to an adult without the intermediate pupal or nymphal stages, which is the stage zoogonidia refers to in insects.

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