metabola
A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatmentA change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment.
(in the plural, plural, plural only)Insects that metamorphose.
insects that undergo complete metamorphosis
Origin
From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “tFrom Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- insects that undergo complete metamorphosis:holometabola
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedmetabolian
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable