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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Undergoing complete metamorphosis or entire transformation, as an insect: the opposite of ametabolic: correlated with hemimetabolic. See holophanerous. Also holometabolian, holometabolous.

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  1. adj. Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. (Zoöl.) Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

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  1. metamorphic

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  1. holophanerous
  1. holometabolian
  1. holometabolous
  1. holometabola

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