"metamorphosis" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
subtypes:
- hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly, hemimetamorphosis - incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
- heterometabolism, heterometaboly - development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
- holometabolism, holometaboly - complete metamorphosis in insects
same as: metabolism
is a type of: alteration, revision - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

same as: transfiguration
is a type of: transformation, translation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance