Define Paurometabolous metamorphosis ?

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It is a form of development in insects. Paurometabolous is metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form. In this form of development, immature stages (nymphs) resemble small adults and typically have external wing buds. They live in the same habitat as adults, typically taking the same food.

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Column I	Column II
A. No metamorphosis	I. May fly
B. Incomplete metamorphosis or hemimetabolous development	II. Silverfish
C. Gradual metamorphosis or paurometabolous development	III. Housefly
D. Complete metamorphosis or holometabolous development	IV. Grasshoppers