metabolian

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noun

An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.

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Meanings

nounmetabolian (plural metabolians)

plural metabolians

  1. datedbiologyAn insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.

Origin

From metabola + -ian.

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APA

metabolian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolian

MLA

“metabolian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metabolian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolian.

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