hypermetamorphism
English
editEtymology
editFrom hyper- + metamorphism.
Noun
edithypermetamorphism (uncountable)
- (zoology) An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the family Meloidae) in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages.
- Synonym: hypermetamorphosis
Further reading
edit- Hypermetamorphosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia