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hypermetamorphism

hypermetamorphism noun: an extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the family Meloidae) in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages.

Noun

hypermetamorphism (uncountable)

  1. An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the family Meloidae) in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages.

hypermetamorphism meaning in Tamil

hypermetamorphism in Tamil

மீமுழுவுருமாற்றம்

Synonyms of hypermetamorphism

Origin of hypermetamorphism

From hyper- + metamorphism.

Questions about hypermetamorphism

What does hypermetamorphism mean?
Hypermetamorphism means an extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the family Meloidae) in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages.
What is hypermetamorphism in Tamil?
Hypermetamorphism in Tamil is மீமுழுவுருமாற்றம். See Hypermetamorphism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypermetamorphism?
Hypermetamorphism is a noun.

Words near hypermetamorphism in the dictionary

  1. hypermessy
  2. hypermetabolic
  3. hypermetabolism
  4. hypermetabolisms
  5. hypermetamorphic
  6. hypermetamorphism
  7. hypermetamorphoses
  8. hypermetamorphosis
  9. hypermetamorphotic
  10. hypermetaphoric
  11. hypermetaphorical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hypermetamorphism (page history and authors); hypermetamorphism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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