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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Nearby words

complete fistula, complete flower, complete fracture, complete hemianopsia, complete hernia, complete metamorphosis, complete quadrilateral, complete transduction, completely, completely normal space, completely regular space

Origin of complete metamorphosis

First recorded in 1840–50

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