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
1875 C. C. BlakeZoology 281 In the 3rd or holometabolic sub-class, the insect passes through 3 stages.