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noun the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
noun a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
noun a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
originFirst attested in 1533, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μετά (metá, “change”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Analyzable as meta- + -morph + -osis
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