complete metamorphosis

com·plete met·a·mor·pho·sis

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Definitions of complete metamorphosis words

noun complete metamorphosis physical changes in the development of certain insects that include egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages, as in beetles, moths, or bees 3
noun complete metamorphosis insect development in which egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages occur, each differing greatly in morphology. Compare incomplete metamorphosis. 1

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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