METABOLA

holometabola, metabola

(noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Me*tab"o*la, Me*tab"o*le, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or treatment.

Me*tab"o*la, Met`a*bo"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See 1st Metabola.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A comprehensive group of insects, including those that undegro a metamorphosis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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