incomplete metamorphosis (MET-uh-MOR-foh-sis) A type of development in certain insects, such as grasshoppers, in which the larvae resemble adults but are smaller and have different body proportions.
(the larvae resemble adults; are; smaller; L:grasshoppers) (the larvae resemble adults; have; different body proportions; L:grasshoppers)
the larvae resemble adults the larvae resemble adults
are have
smaller L:grasshoppers
different body proportions L:grasshoppers