holometabolic

1. 1.

   (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

   Synonymsholometabolous

   Similarmetamorphic

Questions about holometabolic

What does holometabolic mean?

holometabolic means "(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis".

How many syllables are in holometabolic?

holometabolic has 6 syllables: ho-lo-me-ta-bo-lic. The stress falls on "bo".

What is another word for holometabolic?

Close synonyms include holometabolous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is holometabolic a common word?

holometabolic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.