Home › Words › H › holometabolanholometabolanholometabolan means any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.EtymologyHolometabola ("Endopterygota") + -announAny insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.holometabolism 80% match — The complete metamorphosis of an insect vs holometabolan →holometabolous 80% match — Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis. vs holometabolan →holometamorphosis 79% match — Complete metamorphosis vs holometabolan →holometabolic 75% match — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism vs holometabolan →metabolian 73% match — An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis. vs holometabolan →hypermetamorphism 70% match — An extreme form of metamorphosis occurring in certain insects (especially beetles of the family Meloidae) in which the animal passes through two or more different larval stages. vs holometabolan →hypermetamorphosis 69% match — A kind of complete metamorphosis in which the different larval instars represent two or more different forms of larva. vs holometabolan →heterometabolism 69% match — The form of insect development in which the nymph is very similar to the adult and matures without becoming a pupa vs holometabolan →