metamorphosis [ met-uh'-MAWR-fuh'-sis ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism
2. a complete change in the character, appearance or circumstances
3. a transformation by magic or sorcery
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The documentary film was about the metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
Arthropod hatchling vary from miniature adults to grubs and caterpillars that lack jointed limbs and eventually undergo a total metamorphosis to produce the adult form.
BBC, Arthropods
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