holometabolan

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Etymology

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Holometabola ("Endopterygota") +‎ -an

Noun

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holometabolan (plural holometabolans)

  1. Any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.
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