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METAMORPHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance
Classified under:
Similar:
epimorphic (characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages)
hemimetabolic; hemimetabolous; hemimetamorphic; hemimetamorphous ((of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult)
heterometabolic; heterometabolous ((of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage)
holometabolic; holometabolous ((of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis)
metamorphous (produced by metamorphosis)
changed (changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism)
Antonym:
nonmetamorphic (not metamorphic)
Derivation:
metamorphosis (the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)
Example:
marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
Synonyms:
metamorphic; metamorphous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
metamorphosis (the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals)
