holometabolism

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hol·o·me·tab·o·lism

H0244200 (hŏl′ō-mə-tăb′ə-lĭz′əm, hō′lō-)n. See complete metamorphosis.

[From New Latin Holometabola, former taxonomic group comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis : Greek holo-, holo- + metabolos, changeable (from metaballein, to change; see metabolism).]

hol′o·met′a·bol′ic (-mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk), hol′o·me·tab′o·lous (-mə-tăb′ə-ləs) adj.

holometabolism

(ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm) n (Zoology) the complete process of metamorphosis in which an insect develops through all four stages, as embryo, larva, pupa and imago

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1.holometabolism - complete metamorphosis in insectsholometabolyinsect - small air-breathing arthropodmetabolism, metamorphosis - the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

Holometabolism

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Holometabolism

a type of postembryonic development of insects of a series of taxonomic groups (Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Lepidoptera, Trichoptera, Hymenoptera, Díptera, and others). In this type of development the larvae leave the eggs bearing no resemblance to the adult insect. It is characterized by the absence of compound eyes and by the incomplete segmentation or reduction of legs. The transformation of the larvae into adult insects takes place in the pupa stage, during which the pupae do not eat.

holometabolism

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holometabolism

(hŏl′ō-mə-tăb′ə-lĭz′əm, hō′lō-)n. See complete metamorphosis.

hol′o·met′a·bol′ic (-mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk), hol′o·me·tab′o·lous (-mə-tăb′ə-ləs) adj.

holometabolism

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Related to holometabolism: hemimetabolism

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Synonyms for holometabolism

noun complete metamorphosis in insects

Synonyms

holometaboly

Related Words

insect
metabolism
metamorphosis

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