| holometabola | (n) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, Syn. metabola |
| holometabolic | (adj) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis, Syn. holometabolous |
| holometabolism | (n) complete metamorphosis in insects, Syn. holometaboly |
| Holometabola | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Holo-, and Metabola. ] (Zool.) Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Holometabolic | a. (Zool.) Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 完全変態 | [かんぜんへんたい, kanzenhentai] (n) (See 不完全変態) complete metamorphosis; holometabolism [Add to Longdo] |