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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 instead of a nymph) is very different from the adults. It also usually eats different types of food.

There are four stages in the metamorphosis of butterflies and moths: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Source: https://ansp.org/

Antonym: stagnation

Verb: metamorphose

Farsi: تغيير شکل ، دگرگونى ، دگرديسى


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