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holometabolous

holometabolous adjective: pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.

Adjective

holometabolous (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.

Words formed from holometabolous

Questions about holometabolous

What does holometabolous mean?
Holometabolous means pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.
What part of speech is holometabolous?
Holometabolous is an adjective.

Words near holometabolous in the dictionary

  1. Holomans
  2. holometabolan
  3. holometabolans
  4. holometabolic
  5. holometabolism
  6. holometabolous
  7. holometaboly
  8. holometamorphic
  9. holometamorphosis
  10. holometer
  11. holometers

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