Holometabolan.
/ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtabələ/ Entomology.
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With plural agreement. The insects which undergo complete metamorphosis. (More usually called simply Metabola.)
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holometaˈbolic adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [adjective] > of member of Endopterygota or Metabola > undergoing complete metamorphosis
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1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 281 In the 3rd or holometabolic sub-class, the insect passes through 3 stages.
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holomeˈtabolism n.
holomeˈtabolous adj. undergoing complete metamorphosis.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [adjective] > of member of Endopterygota or Metabola > undergoing complete metamorphosis
holometabolous1870
holometabolic1875
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 113 A period of quiescence as ‘pupæ’..gives the Holometabolous orders of Insects an advantage as regards their distribution over the colder regions.
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holomeˈtaboly n. complete metamorphosis.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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