Term:
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Definition:
Change in the morphology and habits of an animal as a part of its normal life cycle, e.g., the changes in a butterfly as it develops from an egg to a chrysalis (= pupa), and finally to an adult or a tadpole that develops into a frog.
Change in the morphology and habits of an animal as a part of its normal life cycle, e.g., the changes in a butterfly as it develops from an egg to a chrysalis (= pupa), and finally to an adult or a tadpole that develops into a frog.