"nymphosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From nymph + -osis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nymph|osis}} nymph + -osis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nymphosis (uncountable)
  1. (entomology) The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Entomology
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