holometabolism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *holometabolism*:
NOUN	process	holometabolism, holometaboly	complete metamorphosis in insects

English > *holometabolism*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	complete metamorphosis in insects.
Synonym	holometaboly
Category	insect	small air-breathing arthropod
Broader	metamorphosis, metabolism	The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
Spanish	holometabolía, holometabolismo
Catalan	holometabolia
Adjectives	holometabolic, holometabolous	(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

HyperDic: holometabolism