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noun
- the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
- (physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
- (figurative, by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.
- (physiology, by extension) The rate at which these processes occur for a given organism
noun
- the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
- a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
- (pathology) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.
- A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
- (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
- A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
noun
- an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.
- (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- In a viviparous animal, the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body.
- (figurative) The beginning; the first stage of anything.
- In a human, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.
- (botany) A rudimentary plant contained in the seed.
noun
- the larva of any of several insects
- winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
- Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
noun
- the larva of any of several insects
- a small motor vehicle
- a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
- (informal) A slackard or time-waster.
- (informal) A divining rod or similarly intended device.
- (informal) Someone who draws constantly.
- (entomology, UK) A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
- (entomology, regional) A woodlouse.
- (informal) An idiot.
- (informal, British) The V-1 flying bomb.
- (entomology) An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
- (informal) A term of endearment.
- (historical, "doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
noun
noun
- an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
- (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
- (entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
- (psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.
noun
- process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
- human conception without fertilization by a man
- (biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
- (countable and uncountable) figurative uses of the biological senses
- (biology, uncountable, formerly) Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
- (theology) Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
noun
verb
noun
- the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
- An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
- An animal in the aforementioned stage.
- A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
- (figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.
noun
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
- The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
- (British, slang) The bottom or backside.
- (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
- (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
- (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
- (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
verb
noun
- (zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
- (geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
- (by extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another
- change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances
adj
- having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
- partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
- (of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
- (of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.
noun
- the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
- (physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
- (figurative, by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.
- (physiology, by extension) The rate at which these processes occur for a given organism
noun
- the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
- a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
- (pathology) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.
- A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
- (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
- A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
noun
- an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.
- (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- In a viviparous animal, the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body.
- (figurative) The beginning; the first stage of anything.
- In a human, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.
- (botany) A rudimentary plant contained in the seed.
noun
- the larva of any of several insects
- winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
- Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
noun
- the larva of any of several insects
- a small motor vehicle
- a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
- (informal) A slackard or time-waster.
- (informal) A divining rod or similarly intended device.
- (informal) Someone who draws constantly.
- (entomology, UK) A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
- (entomology, regional) A woodlouse.
- (informal) An idiot.
- (informal, British) The V-1 flying bomb.
- (entomology) An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
- (informal) A term of endearment.
- (historical, "doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
noun
noun
- an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
- (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
- (entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
- (psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.
noun
- process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
- human conception without fertilization by a man
- (biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
- (countable and uncountable) figurative uses of the biological senses
- (biology, uncountable, formerly) Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
- (theology) Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
noun
verb
noun
- the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
- An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
- An animal in the aforementioned stage.
- A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
- (figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.
noun
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
- The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
- (British, slang) The bottom or backside.
- (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
- (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
- (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
- (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
verb
noun
- (zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
- (geology) The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
- (by extension) Any dramatic change from one thing to another
- change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances
adj
- having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
- partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
- (of animals) Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
- (of plants) Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.