metastage

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noun

Any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms

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Meanings

nounmetastage (plural metastages)

plural metastages

  1. biologyAny of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms

Origin

From meta- + stage.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

megastate
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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