Hypermetamorphosis

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

  Hypermetamorphosis \Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis\, n. [Hyper- +
     metamorphosis.] (Zool.)
     A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the
     larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and
     structure during its growth.
     [1913 Webster]