WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
complete′ metamor′phosis, 
  1. Insects, Developmental Biologyinsect development in which egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages occur, each differing greatly in morphology.
  • 1840–50

'complete metamorphosis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
endopterygote - heteromorphic - holometabolous - larva - metamorphosis

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