metamorphosis
noun /ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs/
/ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsɪs/
(plural metamorphoses
[countable, uncountable] /ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsiːz/
/ˌmetəˈmɔːrfəsiːz/
)- metamorphosis (of something) (into something) (biology) the process in which an insect or an amphibian (such as a frog) changes from its young form to its adult form in two or more separate stages
- the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly
- metamorphosis (from something) (into something) (formal) a process in which somebody/something changes completely into something different synonym transformation
- She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoun ‘transform, change shape’.