metamorphosis
IPA: mɛtʌmˈɔrfʌsʌs
noun
- A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
- A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
- (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development. (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog.)
- (pathology) A change in the structure of a specific body tissue. Usually degenerative.
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Examples of "metamorphosis" in Sentences
- The entry into a temple undergoes a metamorphosis.
- The article is currently in some kind of metamorphosis.
- The gills disappear completely after the metamorphosis.
- Using decompensation, I came to the theme of metamorphosis.
- I called this little animation metamorphosis of the decagon.
- After metamorphosis is complete, the frog is around the same length.
- The costumes of the performance were selected to show a metamorphosis.
- The following spring, they complete metamorphosis and the cycle repeats.
- These feed on plankton before the metamorphosis into the juvenile state.
- The devotee at the moment of entry into a temple undergoes a metamorphosis.
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