"metamorph" meaning in English

See metamorph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: metamorphs [plural]
Etymology: meta- + -morph Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meta|morph}} meta- + -morph Head templates: {{en-noun}} metamorph (plural metamorphs)
  1. (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis Categories (topical): Biology Translations (Translations): metabolit [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-metamorph-en-noun-e9JQsIFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, English terms suffixed with -morph Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morph: 62 38 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Verb

Forms: metamorphs [present, singular, third-person], metamorphing [participle, present], metamorphed [participle, past], metamorphed [past]
Etymology: meta- + -morph Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meta|morph}} meta- + -morph Head templates: {{en-verb}} metamorph (third-person singular simple present metamorphs, present participle metamorphing, simple past and past participle metamorphed)
  1. To undergo metamorphosis
    Sense id: en-metamorph-en-verb-s1U9kSLq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with meta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 53 47

Inflected forms

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