metamorphosis
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noun
(plural
metamorphoses
|-fəˌsēz| )
Zoology
(in an
insect
or
amphibian
) the
process
of
transformation
from
an
immature
form
to an
adult
form
in two or more
distinct
stage
s.
〘生物〙 変態
a
change
of the
form
or
nature
of a thing or person into a
completely
different
one, by
natural
or
supernatural
means:
大変貌, 変容.
e.g.
his metamorphosis from presidential candidate to talk-show host.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: via
Latin
from
Greek
metamorphōsis
, from
metamorphoun
‘
transform
,
change
shape
’.