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Definition of metamorphosis

a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

Similar Words: transfiguration, metabolism

Hyponyms: hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly, holometabolism, holometaboly

Derivational Morphology: metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify

Anagrams: primrose path

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