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complete metamorphosis definition

complete metamorphosis

physical changes in the development of certain insects that include egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages, as in beetles, moths, or bees

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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