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Webster 1913 Edition
Hypermetamorphosis
Hyˊper-metˊa-mor′pho-sis
,Noun.
[
Hyper-
+ metamorphosis
.] (Zool.)
A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.
Definition 2024
hypermetamorphosis
hypermetamorphosis
English
Noun
hypermetamorphosis (plural hypermetamorphoses)
- (biology) A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
- (neurology) An excessive visual exploration of environment