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metamorphosis
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metamorphoses
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- metamorphosis
[.mεtəːmɔrfəsɪs]
[.mətə'mɔːfəsɪs]
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noun
（神话故事中由魔法、巫术引起的）变形；变态
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2.
noun
变成的形态
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3.
noun
变形；变质；变状
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4.
noun
[Biology]
变态（作用）
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5.
noun
[Medicine]
（某些组织的）变态；变形；变质
Collins English-English Dictionary
- metamorphosis
["mεtə'mɔːfəsɪs]
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n
a complete change of physical form or substance
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2.
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a complete change of character, appearance, etc
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3.
n
a person or thing that has undergone metamorphosis
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4.
n
[Zoology]
the rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in certain animals, for example the stage between tadpole and frog or between chrysalis and butterfly
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[Etymology]
C16: via Latin from Greek: transformation, from meta- + morphe form
Examples
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metamorphosis
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metamorphosis
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变态
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metamorphosis
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