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from The Century Dictionary.

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

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism

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  • adjective (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

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