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complete metamorphosis

noun

insect development in which egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages occur, each differing greatly in morphology.Compare incomplete metamorphosis.

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Origin of complete metamorphosis

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby complete metamorphosis

complete hemianopsia, complete hernia, completely, completely normal space, completely regular space, complete metamorphosis, complete quadrilateral, completer set, complete transduction, completing the square, completion
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