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Metamorphosis 1100 Words You Need Week 21 Day 3

Metamorphosis 1100 Words You Need Metamorphosis 1100 Words You Need /ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fəʊz/ change of physical form that takes place gradually, change of appearance or character, transformation, change, alteration, mutation, transmutation, conversation, transfiguration, transformed person or thing The butterfly and moth develop through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change in shape. Insects have two common types of metamorphosis. Grasshoppers, crickets, dragonflies, and cockroaches have incomplete metamorphosis. The young (called a nymph) usually look like small adults but without the wings. Butterflies, moths, beetles, flies and bees have complete metamorphosis. The young (called a larva ...

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