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HOLOMETABOLISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete metamorphosis in insects
Synonyms:
holometabolism; holometaboly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("holometabolism" is a kind of...):
metabolism; metamorphosis (the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals)
Domain category:
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Derivation:
holometabolic; holometabolous ((of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis)
