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Metamorphisis
(Gk. meta, after + morphe, from + osis, state of) The process in which there is a marked change in morphology during postemrionic development; in insects the change in body form that takes place as the individual changes from larva, such as a caterpillar, and emerges as an adult, such as a butterfly. Also refers to the change from a tadpole to a frog in amhibians.
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