hemianamorphosis en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English anamorphosis English hemianamorphosis From hemi- + anamorphosis.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.