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metamorphosis
[ met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis ]
noun
- Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
Antonyms:
- a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
- a form resulting from any such change.
- Pathology.
- a type of alteration or degeneration in which tissues are changed:
fatty metamorphosis of the liver.
- the resultant form.
- Botany. the structural or functional modification of a plant organ or structure during its development.
metamorphosis
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noun
- a complete change of physical form or substance
- a complete change of character, appearance, etc
- a person or thing that has undergone metamorphosis
- zoology the rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in certain animals, for example the stage between tadpole and frog or between chrysalis and butterfly
metamorphosis
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- Dramatic change in the form and often the habits of an animal during its development after birth or hatching. The transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and of a tadpole into an adult frog are examples of metamorphosis. The young of such animals are called larvae.
metamorphosis
- A change in an animal as it grows, particularly a radical change, such as the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of metamorphosis1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of metamorphosis1
Example Sentences
The critics say the gang leader’s metamorphosis defies reality, and that the kindly, do-gooder persona of Emilia Pérez mocks the victims who suffered during her former, malevolent reign.
On a lace vintage doily, Simpson embroidered the Japanese proverb “Fall seven times, stand up eight,†a fitting metaphor for her metamorphosis as an artist.
Yet, unlike the protagonists in most body transformation movies, Adams meets the metamorphosis not with horror or shock, but with a general curiosity, an almost radical acceptance of who she is now.
"Frogs undergo metamorphosis," Sweeney says, "making them a great model organism for studying the transition between two movement modes -- swimming and walking."
Both are active at the same time during the fly's metamorphosis.
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