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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 1. change in form, structure, appearance, etc. 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
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metamorphosis noun transformation, conversion, alteration, change, mutation, rebirth, changeover, transfiguration, transmutation, transubstantiation, transmogrification (jocular) Translations |
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