holometabolan
holometabolan · holometabolans
Any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages…Any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.
Meaning
1 sensesAny insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.
Origin
Holometabola ("Endopterygota") + -anHolometabola ("Endopterygota") + -an
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Forms
plural: holometabolans| Singular | holometabolan |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedholometabolism