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METABOLOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metabolous mean?
• METABOLOUS (adjective)
The adjective METABOLOUS has 1 sense:
1. undergoing metamorphosis
Familiarity information: METABOLOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undergoing metamorphosis
Synonyms:
metabolic; metabolous
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Derivation:
metabolism (the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals)
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