hypermetamorphosis

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ metamorphosis

Noun

hypermetamorphosis (plural hypermetamorphoses)

  1. (biology) A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva.
  2. (neurology) An excessive visual exploration of environment

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