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complete metamorphosis
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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 flower, complete fracture, completely, completely normal space, completely regular space, complete metamorphosis, complete quadrilateral, completer set, completing the square, completion, completionist
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