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holometabolic

/ˌhɒl.ə.məˈtæb.əl.ɪk/

Traducción: Relativo a la holometabolia, un tipo de desarrollo de los insectos que incluye una metamorfosis completa desde larva a pupa y luego a adulto.

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/ˌhɒl.ə.məˈtæb.əl.ɪk/formalscientific
  • esRelativo a la holometabolia, un tipo de desarrollo de los insectos que incluye una metamorfosis completa desde larva a pupa y luego a adulto.

Relating to holometabolism, a type of insect development involving complete metamorphosis from larva to pupa to adult.

  1. Complete metamorphosisC1formalscientific

    (Of an insect) undergoing a complete transformation through distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

    esHolometábolo

    • Butterflies are holometabolic insects, developing from caterpillar to chrysalis to winged adult.
    • Most beetles exhibit a holometabolic life cycle, with larvae that look completely different from the adults.
    • The term 'holometabolic' describes insects that experience a radical change in body structure during metamorphosis.

    Sinónimosholometabolous

Formas
  • more holometabolic comparative form
  • most holometabolic superlative form