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    HOLOMETABOLISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Complete metamorphosis in insectsplay

    Synonyms:

    holometabolism; holometaboly

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("holometabolism" is a kind of...):

    metabolism; metamorphosis (the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals)

    Domain category:

    insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

    Derivation:

    holometabolic; holometabolous ((of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis)

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