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noun
An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English metabola Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English metabolian From metabola + -ian.
