metabolian

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What does metabolian mean?

An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.

Where does metabolian come from?

Etymology tree English metabola Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English metabolian From metabola + -ian.

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