Look up: metamorphosis

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   Metamorphosis
   the changes of form insects go through in their life cycle from egg to immature stages to adult.
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   metamorphosis
   n. A process of developmental change whereby a larva reaches adulthood only after a drastic change in morphology; occurs in most amphibians and insects, for some insects, this change may include another stage (pupa) before the adult stage; metamorphose- v.
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   Metamorphosis
   Major developmental change as the larva develops into an immature adult
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   Metamorphosis
   See shape-shifting.
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   Metamorphosis
   The series of changes through which an insect passes in its growth from the egg through the larva and pupa to the adult. Defined as complete when the pupa is inactive and does not feed and incomplete when there is no pupa and where the nymph is active and feeds.
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   Metamorphosis
   See shape-shifting.
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   metamorphosis
   [n] - the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals 2. [n] - a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
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   Metamorphosis
   The change of stage in the life of a butterfly.
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   metamorphosis
   In mythology, a transformation from one shape to another, animate or inanimate, almost inevitably through the intervention of a god. The Roman poet Ovid composed his Metamorphoses on this theme. In...
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    metamorphosis
    the ontogeny of insects,i.e.the series of changes undergone from egg,through larva and pupa,or through nymph,to adult Category: Botany and zoology
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    Metamorphosis
    Abrupt transition between life stages; for example from larval to adult form.
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    metamorphosis
    Change of body form, for example in the development of the adult frog from the tadpole or the butterfly from the caterpillar.
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    Metamorphosis
    Met`a·mor'pho·sis noun ; plural Metamorphoses . [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to be transformed; meta` beyond, over + morfh` form.] 1. Change of form, or structure; transformation. 2. (Biol.) A change in the form or function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or development; as, the metamorphosis of the yolk i ...
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    metamorphosis
    <cell biology> Change of body form, for example in the development of the adult frog from the tadpole or the butterfly from the caterpillar. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    metamorphosis
    noun the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
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    Metamorphosis
    `Metamorphosis` is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's form or structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, molluscs, crustaceans, cnidarians, echinoderms and tunicates undergo metamorphosis, which is usually (but not always) accompanied by a change of habitat or behaviour. Scientific usage of the ...
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    metamorphosis
    (met″ә-mor´fә-sis) change of structure or shape; particularly, transition from one developmental stage to another, as from larva to adult form. adj., metamor´phic., adj. fatty metamorphosis any normal or pathologic transformation of fat, including fatty in...
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    Metamorphosis
    • (n.) Change of form, or structure; transformation. • (n.) A change in the form or function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or development; as, the metamorphosis of the yolk into the embryo, of a tadpole into a frog, or of a bud into a blossom. Especially, that form of sexual reproduction in which an embryo undergoes...
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    metamorphosis
    in biology, striking change of form or structure in an individual after hatching or birth. Hormones called molting and juvenile hormones, which are ... [20 related articles]
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    metamorphosis
    A change of a character by development; it may also mean a change of form.
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    metamorphosis
    metamorphosis (met"umôr'fusis) [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct stages. Many insects, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, and fishes undergo metamorphosis, which may involve a change i...
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