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Definition of: holometabolism
(hol′ə·mə·tab′ə·liz′əm) noun Entomol.
The condition of having a complete metamorphosis, with a larval and pupal stage preceding the adult: opposed to hemimetabolism.
—hol′o·met′a·bol′ic (-met′ə·bol′·ik), hol′o·me·tab′o·lous adjective
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