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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.holometabolous (ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtæbələs) adj (Zoology) relating to or undergoing holometabolismhol•o•me•tab•o•lous (ˌhɒl oʊ mɪˈtæb ə ləs, ˌhoʊ loʊ-) also hol•o•met•a•bol•ic (-ˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk)
adj. (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis. hol`o•me•tab′o•lism, hol`o•me•tab′o•ly, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | holometabolous - (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosisholometabolicmetamorphic - characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance |
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hol·o·me·tab·o·lous (hol'ō-me-tab'ŏ-lŭs), Pertaining to a member of the Holometabola, a series of insect orders in which complex or complete metamorphosis is found. [holo- + G. metabolē, change] holometabolousenUK
Related to holometabolous: hemimetabolous, Holometabolous metamorphosisSynonyms for holometabolousadj (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosisSynonymsRelated Words |