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hypermetamorphosis

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Hy`per`met`a`mor´pho`sis
n.1.(Zool.) A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.
hypermetamorphosis
a process by which an insect goes through more than the usual number of transformations, as the larva being metamorphosed more than once.
See also: Insects
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