The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ametabolic \A*met`a*bol"ic\, Ametabolous \Am`e*tab"o*lous\, a. (Zool.) Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects. Opposite of metabolic. [1913 Webster] 2. undergoing only slight metamorphosis [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ametabolous adj 1: undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: ametabolic, ametabolous] [ant: metabolic, metabolous]