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metaboly Biol.|mɛˈtæbəlɪ| [ad. G. metabolie (M. Perty Zur Kenntnis kleinster Lebensformen (1852) 127), f. Gr. µεταβολή change.] The changes of shape characteristic of certain unicellular organisms; euglenoid movement.
1890in Century Dict. 1926G. N. Calkins Biol. Protozoa vi. 254 Metaboly may still be observed. 1969F. E. Round Introd. Lower Plants ii. 13 A characteristic of Euglena is the spirally striate pellicle which is pliable and allows the cell to assume a variety of shapes—metaboly—an unfortunate term. |