Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Undergoing complete metamorphosis or entire transformation, as an insect: the opposite of
ametabolic : correlated with hemimetabolic. Seeholophanerous . 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
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
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