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Metamorphoses

(of a moth or insect) To undergo metamorphosis.

📖 Definitions of "Metamorphoses"

verb
  1. 1

    (of a moth or insect) To undergo metamorphosis.

  2. 2

    (by extension) To undergo some transformation.

  3. 3

    To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance.

noun
  1. 1

    A transformation, such as one performed by magic.

  2. 2

    A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.

  3. 3

    A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development. (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog.)

  4. 4

    A change in the structure of a specific body tissue. Usually degenerative.

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