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holometabolan

holometabolan noun: any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.

Noun

holometabolan (plural holometabolans)

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

Forms of holometabolan

pluralholometabolans

Origin of holometabolan

Holometabola ("Endopterygota") + -an

Questions about holometabolan

What does holometabolan mean?
Holometabolan means any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.
What part of speech is holometabolan?
Holometabolan is a noun.
What is the plural of holometabolan?
The plural of holometabolan is holometabolans.

Words near holometabolan in the dictionary

  1. hololectins
  2. hololimnic
  3. hololithe
  4. Holoman
  5. Holomans
  6. holometabolan
  7. holometabolans
  8. holometabolic
  9. holometabolism
  10. holometabolous
  11. holometaboly

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