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完かん全ぜん変へん態たい

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Meanings

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noun

complete metamorphosis; holometabolism

entomology

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.

Kanji

完perfect, completion, end
全whole, entire, all
変unusual, change, strange
態attitude, condition, figure

Similar words

不ふ完かん全ぜん変へん態たい
Incomplete metamorphosis, where the insect develops through egg, nymph, and adult stages without a pupal stage.

Etymology

Compound of 完全 (complete) and 変態 (metamorphosis), a direct calque of the English term.