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holometabolicenUK
hol·o·me·tab·o·lism H0244200 (hŏl′ō-mə-tăb′ə-lĭz′əm, hō′lō-)n. See complete metamorphosis.
[From New Latin Holometabola, former taxonomic group comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis : Greek holo-, holo- + metabolos, changeable (from metaballein, to change; see metabolism).]
hol′o·met′a·bol′ic (-mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk), hol′o·me·tab′o·lous (-mə-tăb′ə-ləs) adj.holometabolic (ˌhɒləʊˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk) adj (Zoology) having or undergoing holometabolismThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | holometabolic - (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosisholometabolousmetamorphic - characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance |
holometabolicenUK
Related to holometabolic: hemimetabolous, Holometabolous metamorphosisSynonyms for holometabolicadj (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosisSynonymsRelated Words |