完かん全ぜん変へん態たい

noun

complete metamorphosis; holometabolism

Entomological term for development through egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. Contrasts with 不完全変態 (incomplete metamorphosis).

See also: 不完全変態

• チョウは完かん全ぜん変へん態たいをする昆こん虫ちゅうです。

  Butterflies are insects that undergo complete metamorphosis.