HOLOMETABOLA

holometabola, metabola

(noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hol`o*me*tab"o*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Holo-, and Metabola.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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