holometabolan

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noun

Any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.

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Meanings

nounholometabolan (plural holometabolans)

plural holometabolans

  1. Any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.

Origin

Holometabola ("Endopterygota") + -an

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APA

holometabolan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holometabolan

MLA

“holometabolan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holometabolan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holometabolan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holometabolan.

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