Holometabolic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Holometabolic \Hol`o*met`a*bol"ic\, a. (Zool.)
     Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects,
     as the butterflies and bees.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  holometabolic
       adj : (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis [syn: {holometabolous}]