Difference between revisions of "metamorphosis"
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metamorphosis (noun; plural metamorphoses; Greek meta, change of; morphe, form): A marked change in form or structure an animal undergoes from one growth stage to another; also applies to the actual process of changing from larval to adult formSee also: anamorphosis, epimorphosis, hypermetamorphosis.