met·a·mor·pho·sis (m t  -môr f-s s)n. pl. met·a·mor·pho·ses (-s  z) 1. A transformation, as by magic or sorcery. 2. A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function. 3. Biology A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog. 4. Pathology A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue. [Latin metamorph  sis, from Greek, from metamorphoun, to transform : meta-, meta- + morph, form.] |   development of a monarch butterfly |
metamorphosis [met-a-more-foss-is, -seez]
Noun
pl -ses
1. a complete change of physical form or substance
2. a complete change of character or appearance
3. Zool the change of form that accompanies transformation into an adult in certain animals, for example the butterfly or frog [Greek: transformation, from meta after + morphē form]
| metamorphosis (mt-môrf-ss) Dramatic change in the form and often the habits of an animal during its development after birth or hatching. The transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and of a tadpole into an adult frog are examples of metamorphosis. The young of such animals are called larvae. |
metamorphosis
1. change in form, structure, appearance, etc.
2. magical transformation. — metamorphic, metamorphous, adj.
See also: Change, Magic2. magical transformation. — metamorphic, metamorphous, adj.
a change or succession of changes in form during the life cycle of an animal, allowing it to adapt to different environmental conditions, as a caterpillar into a butterfly.
See also: Zoology
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  metamorphosis - the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animalsheterometabolism, heterometaboly - development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity holometabolism, holometaboly - complete metamorphosis in insects biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
| 2. |  metamorphosis - a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"revision, alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" | |
| 3. | metamorphosis - a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft translation, transformation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" |
metamorphosis
noun transformation, conversion, alteration, change, mutation, rebirth, changeover, transfiguration, transmutation, transubstantiation, transmogrification (jocular)
Translations
n metamorphosis [metəˈmoːfəsis]
(a) marked change of form, appearance, character etc a caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly. metamorfose تَحَوُّل، مَسْخ метаморфоза proměna forvandling die Metamorphose μεταμόρφωση metamorfosis moondumine دگرگونی muodonmuutos métamorphose גִלגוּל, מֶטָמוֹרפוֹזָה आकार बदलना metamorfoza, preobrazba) metamorfózis metamorfosis umbreyting; hamskipti metamorfosi 変態 변모, 변태 metamorfozė metamorfoze perubahan gedaanteverwisseling forvandling, metamorfose metamorfoza metamorfose metamorfoză метаморфоза premena preobrazba metamorfoza metamorfos, förvandling การเปลี่ยนแปลงรูปร่างหรือลักษณะ metamorfoz, başkalaşım 變態, 變形 метаморфоза, перетворення قلب ماہیت sự biến hình 变态, 变形
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