| metamorphosis | <cell biology> Change of body form, for example in the development of the adult frog from the tadpole or the butterfly from the caterpillar. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| retrograde metamorphosis | An effect whereby the productivity of a microbial strain used in a commercial process diminishes after repeated transfer from one culture media to another, often caused by genetic mutation. (14 Nov 1997) |
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| complete metamorphosis | Insect development from egg, through successive larval instars, pupa, and adult; the latter is distinct from the first two forms of the insect, permitting specialization of feeding (larval) and reproductive-flying functions (adult); characteristic of the higher insect orders, such as Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants), Diptera (two-winged flies), and Siphonaptera (fleas). Synonym: holometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heterometabolous metamorphosis | The development of a nymph into the imago which in many respects resembles the former; characteristic of more primitive insect orders, such as Heteroptera (true bugs), Orthoptera (locusts, grasshoppers), and Blatterria (roaches). Synonym: heterometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| holometabolous metamorphosis | Insect development from egg, through successive larval instars, pupa, and adult; the latter is distinct from the first two forms of the insect, permitting specialization of feeding (larval) and reproductive-flying functions (adult); characteristic of the higher insect orders, such as Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants), Diptera (two-winged flies), and Siphonaptera (fleas). Synonym: holometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incomplete metamorphosis | The development of a nymph into the imago which in many respects resembles the former; characteristic of more primitive insect orders, such as Heteroptera (true bugs), Orthoptera (locusts, grasshoppers), and Blatterria (roaches). Synonym: heterometabolous metamorphosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fatty metamorphosis | The appearance of microscopically visible droplets of fat in the cytoplasm of cells. See: fatty degeneration. Synonym: fatty change. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Biological Metamorphosis, Biological Metamorphoses, Metamorphoses, Biological
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the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals transfiguration: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
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Metamorphosis in biology is physical development of the individual after birth or hatching involving significant change in form as well as growth and differentiation.It usually accompanies a change of habitat or of habits butmay occur without such change. ...
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| metamorphosis |
change from one form into another, eg the Frog-Apollo metamorphosis as illustrated in Lavater's Physiognomy (1778-79). This concept fascinated Enlightenment scientists because it illustrated the unity in diversity that characterized living nature. Petrus Camper (1722-1789) illustrated metamorphoses in nature.
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[met-ah-MORE-fuh-sis] change in form during development.
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a dramatic reorganization leading to a change in appearance, as in the developmental change from caterpillar larva to butterfly.
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| metamorphosis | a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft |
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| metamorphosis | a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances |
| metamorphosis | the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals |
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