heterometabolism vs metabolism

heterometabolism and metabolism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heterometabolism	Yes	No	No	No
metabolism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, metabolism is a hypernym of heterometabolism; that is, metabolism is a word with a broader meaning than heterometabolism:

heterometabolism: development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
metabolism: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

Other hypernyms of heterometabolism include metamorphosis.

heterometabolism (noun)	metabolism (noun)
development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity	the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
	the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals