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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment. uncountable
2. 2
   Insects that metamorphose. in-plural, plural, plural-only
3. 3
   insects that undergo complete metamorphosis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

holometabolaholometabola

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”).

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