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hypermetamorphosis

noun
hy·​per·​metamorphosis | \ "+\

Definition of hypermetamorphosis

: a method of development in an insect (as the blister beetle) in which the larva passes through numerous instars each markedly diverse from the rest in structure

History and Etymology for hypermetamorphosis

New Latin, from hyper- + metamorphosis

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