holometabolous

• Технический термин в энтомологии, описывающий насекомых, проходящих полный метаморфоз (яйцо, личинка, куколка, взрослая особь).

A technical term in entomology describing insects that undergo complete metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa, adult).

1. C2formalscientific

   Describing an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, with distinct egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.

   С полным превращением

   • Butterflies are holometabolous insects, developing from caterpillar to chrysalis to adult.
   • Beetles, flies, and bees are all examples of holometabolous species.
   • The holometabolous life cycle allows for specialization between larval and adult forms.

   Synonymsholometabolic