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hypermetamorphism

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + metamorphism.

  1. derived from μεταμόρφωσις
  2. borrowed from metamorphōsis
  3. suffixed as metamorphism — “metamorphosis + ism”
  4. prefixed as hypermetamorphism — “hyper + metamorphism”

Definitions

  1. An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the…

    An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the family Meloidae) in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hypermetamorphism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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