holometabolous

1. 1.

   (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

   Synonymsholometabolic

   Similarmetamorphic

Questions about holometabolous

What does holometabolous mean?

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

How many syllables are in holometabolous?

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

What is another word for holometabolous?

Close synonyms include holometabolic. 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 holometabolous a common word?

holometabolous 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.