Usually means: Complete metamorphosis in insect development.
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  1. holometabolous: Merriam-Webster
  2. holometabolous: Collins English Dictionary
  3. holometabolous: Vocabulary.com
  4. holometabolous: Wordnik
  5. holometabolous: Wiktionary
  6. holometabolous: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. holometabolous: Dictionary.com
  8. Holometabolous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. holometabolous: Rhymezone
  10. holometabolous: FreeDictionary.org
  11. holometabolous: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. holometabolous: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. holometabolous: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. holometabolous: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Holometabolous: HYPP Zoology
  2. Glossary of Entomology (No longer online)

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▸ adjective:  (entomology) Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.

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holometabolic, metamorphic, holometamorphic, hemimetabolic, paurometabolous, heterometabolic, heteromorphic, heteromorphotic, metabolous, heterotomous, more...

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holometabolous metamorphosis, more...

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holometabolic, metamorphic, holometamorphic, hemimetabolic, paurometabolous, heterometabolic, heteromorphic, heteromorphotic, metabolous, heterotomous, more...

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holometabolous metamorphosis, more...



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