complete metamorphosis
insect development in which egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages occur, each differing greatly in morphology.: Compare incomplete metamorphosis.
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Most amphibians undergo a complete metamorphosis, or change of form, the young being unlike the adults.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterDuring the four years since my first visit a complete metamorphosis had taken place.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris NewmarkIf we now ask the question: how has the so-431called complete metamorphosis of insects arisen?
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannIt was when he was detailed for such operations as the one in question that his disposition underwent a complete metamorphosis.
The Spy of the Rebellion | Allan PinkertonColeopterous insects undergo complete metamorphosis, the larv being commonly known as grubs.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope | John William Griffith
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