metathetely

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metathetely (noun; Greek meta, after; theein, to run; telos, end): (Arthropoda) 1. A neotenous adult arthropod after undergoing normal or more than normal numbers of molts. 2. In Insecta, often resulting in failure to develop wings, or forming brachypterous adults.