the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
<noun.process>
<noun.process>
metabolism |
metamorphosis |
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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hyponym
hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly
heterometabolism, heterometaboly
holometabolism, holometaboly
hypernym