holometabolic

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holometabolic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Holometabolic \Hol`o*met`a*bol"ic\, a. (Zool.)
     Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects,
     as the butterflies and bees.
     [1913 Webster]

holometabolic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  holometabolic
      adj 1: (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis [syn:
             holometabolic, holometabolous]