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noun
The complete metamorphosis of an insect
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
complete metamorphosis in insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: holometaboly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metamorphosis, metabolism
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh2- Proto-Indo-European *solh2wós Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos)bor. English holo- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *gwelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gwəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism English holometabolism From holo- + metabolism.
