hypermetamorphosisn.

/ˌhʌɪpəmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/

Etymology: < hyper- prefix 2b + metamorphosis n.

Entomology.

An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (esp. in beetles of the family Meloidæ), in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages.

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hypermetamorphosis1875

1875 W. Houghton Sketches Brit. Insects 155 Hypermetamorphosis of the larva, as in the Meloidæ.

1875 C. Darwin Variations Animals & Plants (ed. 2) II. xxvii. 363 Certain beetles..undergo what has been called a hyper-metamorphosis—that is, they pass through an early stage wholly different from the ordinary grub-like larva.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 508 In a few instances (Mantispa among Neuroptera, Meloidæ among Coleoptera) there is a hyper-metamorphosis. The first larva is Campodeiform, the second more or less eruciform.

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hypermetaˈmorphic adj.

hypermetaˈmorphism n. the character of undergoing hypermetamorphosis.

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hypermetamorphism1881

1881 R. McLachlan in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 147/1 ‘Hypermetamorphism’..in which the larva at one period of its life assumes a very different form and habit from those of another period.

hypermetamorˈphotic adj. characterized by hypermetamorphism.

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hypermetamorphotic1881

1881 R. McLachlan in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 149/1 The extraordinary genus Sitaris (equally hypermetamorphotic), a parasite in bees' nests.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	hypermetamorphosis
释义	hypermetamorphosisn. /ˌhʌɪpəmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/ Etymology: < hyper- prefix 2b + metamorphosis n. Entomology. An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (esp. in beetles of the family Meloidæ), in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > process of metamorphosis > hypermetamorphosis hypermetamorphosis1875 1875 W. Houghton Sketches Brit. Insects 155 Hypermetamorphosis of the larva, as in the Meloidæ. 1875 C. Darwin Variations Animals & Plants (ed. 2) II. xxvii. 363 Certain beetles..undergo what has been called a hyper-metamorphosis—that is, they pass through an early stage wholly different from the ordinary grub-like larva. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 508 In a few instances (Mantispa among Neuroptera, Meloidæ among Coleoptera) there is a hyper-metamorphosis. The first larva is Campodeiform, the second more or less eruciform. Derivatives Categories » hypermetaˈmorphic adj. hypermetaˈmorphism n. the character of undergoing hypermetamorphosis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > process of metamorphosis > hypermetamorphosis > characteristic of undergoing hypermetamorphism1881 1881 R. McLachlan in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 147/1 ‘Hypermetamorphism’..in which the larva at one period of its life assumes a very different form and habit from those of another period. hypermetamorˈphotic adj. characterized by hypermetamorphism. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of larva > characterized by hypermetamorphosis hypermetamorphotic1881 1881 R. McLachlan in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 149/1 The extraordinary genus Sitaris (equally hypermetamorphotic), a parasite in bees' nests. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1875
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