"hypermetamorphosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypermetamorphoses [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + metamorphosis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|metamorphosis}} hyper- + metamorphosis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|hypermetamorphoses}} hypermetamorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural hypermetamorphoses)
  1. (biology) A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: hypermetamorphism
    Sense id: en-hypermetamorphosis-en-noun-EF~5ntr8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hyper- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 47 53 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (neurology) A neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Neurology Synonyms: utilization behavior
    Sense id: en-hypermetamorphosis-en-noun-YnekaHpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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