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metamorphosis
 
Noun metamorphosis has 3 senses
  1. metamorphosis, metabolism - the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
    --1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
    --1 has particulars:
     hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly; holometabolism, holometaboly
  2. transfiguration, metamorphosis - a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
    --2 is a kind of revision, alteration
  3. metamorphosis - a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
    --3 is a kind of     transformation, translation
metamorphis metamorphised metamorphisis metamorphism metamorphogenitic metamorphopsia metamorphose metamorphosed metamorphosis metamorphosis metamorphosise metamorphosised metamorphous metamorphusis metamorphysis metamucil metan

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