transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhō-lō-mə-ˈta-bə-ləs, ˌhä- ]
adjective
Etymology: ultimately from Greek hol- + metabolor changeable, from metabolē change — more at metabolism
Date: 1870
: characterized by complete metamorphosis
holometabolous insects
— compare hemimetabolous
• ho·lo·me·tab·o·lism -ˌli-zəm noun