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Definition of Holometabolism
1. Noun. Complete metamorphosis in insects.
Exact synonyms: Holometaboly
Category relationships: Insect
Generic synonyms: Metabolism, Metamorphosis
Derivative terms: Holometabolic, Holometabolous, Holometabolous
Category relationships: Insect
Generic synonyms: Metabolism, Metamorphosis
Derivative terms: Holometabolic, Holometabolous, Holometabolous
Definition of Holometabolism
1. Noun. The complete metamorphosis of an insect ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holometabolism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holometabolism
Literary usage of Holometabolism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"It has been previously remarked that the phenomena of holometabolism are connected
with the development of wings inside the body (except in the case of the ..."
2. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"With the Coleoptera, however, the case is different, and it seems more probable
that their holometabolism has been acquired quite independently of that of ..."
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