metamorphic
Adjective
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Of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks) (synset 302963206)
"metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"same as: metamorphous
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Characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance (synset 301533762)
similar to:
- epimorphic - characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages
- hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic, hemimetamorphous - (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
- heterometabolic, heterometabolous - (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
- holometabolic, holometabolous - (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
- metamorphous - produced by metamorphosis
- changed - changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism
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