August 9, 2021 Metamorphosis by #LoveCraft

Babylon English

#metamorphosis
n. change in form or structure; result of a complete change in appearance; change or succession of changes in an organism which enables it to survive in a new environment (Zoology); change in form or function of a plant during its development (Botany)

Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

meta·mor·pho·sis /ˌmɛtəˈmoɚfəsəs/ noun, pl -pho·ses /-fəˌsiːz/
1 : a major change in the appearance or character of someone or something
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▪We have watched her metamorphosis from a shy schoolgirl into a self-confident businesswoman. ▪a company that has gone through a series of metamorphoses
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▪The government has undergone political metamorphosis since his election.
2 biology : a major change in the form or structure of some animals or insects that happens as the animal or insect becomes an adult
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▪the metamorphosis of tadpoles into frogs ▪The class learned about how caterpillars undergo metamorphosis to become butterflies.
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▪caterpillars undergoing metamorphoses

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