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holometabolous

hol·o·me·tab·o·lous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hol-oh-mi-tab-uh-luh s, hoh-loh-]
    • /ˌhɒl oʊ mɪˈtæb ə ləs, ˌhoʊ loʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hol-oh-mi-tab-uh-luh s, hoh-loh-]
    • /ˌhɒl oʊ mɪˈtæb ə ləs, ˌhoʊ loʊ-/

Definitions of holometabolous word

  • adjective holometabolous undergoing complete metamorphosis. 1
  • noun holometabolous Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism. 1
  • adjective holometabolous relating to or undergoing holometabolism 0
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Origin of holometabolous

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; holo- + Greek metabólos; see metabolism, -ous

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Parts of speech for Holometabolous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Holometabolous

holometabolous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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