metamorphism

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Synonyms: metamorphist, metamorphose, metamorphize, metamorphic, tetramorphism, catamorphism, katamorphism, mesomorphism, metamorphisis

Antonyms: metamorphist, metamorphose, metamorphize, metamorphic, tetramorphism, catamorphism, katamorphism, mesomorphism, metamorphisis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|geology}} The process by which [[rock]]s are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
2. {{lb|en|zoology}} The process by which [[insect]]s develop through life stages, for example, those of [[embryo]], [[larva]], [[pupa]] and [[imago]]. The life cycle of the [[butterfly]] is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage [[caterpillar]], enters the pupal stage within its [[chrysalis]], and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any dramatic change from one thing to another

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