- holometaboly
- holo·metaboly
English syllables. 2014.
holometaboly
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holometaboly — noun complete metamorphosis in insects • Syn: ↑holometabolism • Derivationally related forms: ↑holometabolous, ↑holometabolic (for: ↑holometabolism), ↑holometabolous ( … Useful english dictionary
holometabolism — noun complete metamorphosis in insects • Syn: ↑holometaboly • Derivationally related forms: ↑holometabolous (for: ↑holometaboly), ↑holometabolic, ↑holometabolous … Useful english dictionary
holometabolous — adjective (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis • Syn: ↑holometabolic • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑holometaboly, ↑holometabolism, ↑holometabolism ( … Useful english dictionary
Parasitoid — SEM image of endoparasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia, which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations A parasitoid is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life history attached to or within a single host… … Wikipedia
holometabolous — holometabolism, holometaboly, n. /hol oh mi tab euh leuhs, hoh loh /, adj. Entomol. undergoing complete metamorphosis. Also, holometabolic /hol oh met euh bol ik, hoh loh /. [1865 70; HOLO + Gk metabólos; see METABOLISM, OUS] * * * … Universalium
holometabolic — adjective (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis • Syn: ↑holometabolous • Similar to: ↑metamorphic • Derivationally related forms: ↑holometaboly (for: ↑holometabolous), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
